Memorial

Lieutenant John West Walker

Lieutenant John West Walker tablet in context

Source: Copyright Colin Murray

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Current Location

West wall of the nave, St Nicholas Church, Sausthorpe Road, Partney, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, PE23 4PQ, England

TF 41045 68365

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 98281
Description: Wall mounted oval tablet set on an oval backboard, raised inscription with regimental badge at the top and family crest at the bottom.
Inscription: (Lincolnshire Regiment badge)/ IN MEMORY OF/ JOHN WEST WALKER/ LIEUT. 5TH BATTN. LINCOLNSHIRE REGT./ BORN AT PARTNEY RECTORY 20TH MAY 1897./ KILLED IN ACTION 11TH APRIL 1917/ NEAR HARGICOURT, FRANCE/ +/ HE WAS THE ELDEST SON OF/ GILBERT GEORGE WALKER/ RECTOR OF THIS PARISH 1894-1905/ AND MARGARET LITTLEJOHN HIS WIFE/ AND GRANDSON OF THE LATE/ JOHN WEST WALKER. M.B.J.P./ OF SPILSBY/ (Walker Coat of Arms)/ TUTTELL. LINCOLN.

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: Surname, forenames, rank, regiment, date of birth, date of death, manner of death, where died, relationships, additional

Tablet

Height: c850mm

Width: c670mm

Depth: c100mm

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Backboard

Height: c900mm

Width: c720mm

Depth: c80mm

Made from: Wood

Condition: Good