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WALTER THOMAS CAWKWELL
Kingston upon Hull HU2 0BW
England
BORN HULL 1895. THIRD SON OF THOMAS CAWKWELL, OF 6 FERN AVENUE, FERN STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS) AND 162, FOUNTAIN ROAD, HULL. HIS MOTHER DIED ON 26 FEB 1916.
HE ENLISTED IN THE HULL PALS. SERVED WITH THE 13TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF SHRAPNEL WOUNDS, ON 24/08/1916, AGED 23.
THE STORY OF HIS DEATH WAS LISTED ON HIS STREET ROLL OF HONOUR.
HE IS BURIED AT ST. VAAST POST MILITARY CEMETERY, RICHEBOURG-L'AVOUE, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE. HIS GRAVE READS, "REMEMBERED"
HIS WAR PENSION WAS LEFT TO LYDIA CAWKWELL, AT 6, ELLENS TERRACE, WELLINGTON LANE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS)
Loos-en-Gohelle 62750
Hauts-de-France
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