WALDEN William Richard

  • First Name(s):
    William 
    Richard 
  • Surname:
    WALDEN
  • Service Number:
    45998
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Regiment:
    Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
  • Battalion:
    8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 8/11595, Devon Regiment.
  • Date of Death:
    3rd September 1918
  • Age At Death:
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery, Extension, France, Grave III. H. 16.
  • Place of Birth:
    Born and resident Blockley, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

WALDEN William Richard Is Named On These Memorials

Blockley St Peter and St Paul’s Church WW1 Memorial
Blockley War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Blockley War Memorial under Soldiers 1918 with the information: Pte. Sep. 5.

Further Information About WALDEN William Richard

William Walden was born in Blockley on 25th October 1899, the son of a night-watchman who was living and working on the nearby Northwick Park estate, at the time in the possession of the Spencer-Churchill family. William was baptised in the village church on 25th February 1900 and he was at home with his family in 1901 and 1911. His personal military documents have not survived but other sources reveal he enlisted at Worcester on an unknown date and it is very probable that he was under-age as soldiers were not sent to fight overseas until they reached the age of 19. He served as a Private with the 8th Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment and lost his life in action in France in 1918.

From his Medal Index card:
William R Waldin (sic)
Royal Berkshire Regiment, Private, 45998
Awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal

From Soldiers’ Effects:
William Richard Walden
8/Royal Berkshire, Private, 45998, died 5/9/18, killed in action
2 pounds 9s 1d. 19s 8d to mother Mary, 9s 10d each to half-sister Mrs Elizabeth Waring and Mark Boneham, plus 3 pounds 0s 0d War Gratuity, 1 pound 4s 0d to mother Mary, 12s 0d to each of Mrs Elizabeth Waring and Mark Boneham
[Note: in neither case do the maths add up. But that is what it says!]

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Credits: All research courtesy of the researcher of the casualties on the Blockley War Memorials.