William Walker, b. 1896 Hucknall, Notts

[Barbara Dodds]

didn't follow the pun I'm afraid. What's a BEM? - ahhhhh think I may have got it -does BEM stand for dead?
My three were easy to trace too and all their graves in France

"dead easy"

[annswabey]

The Sherwood Foresters website has been down for a few days. They do know about it and it will be sorted out asap. Contact the Archives at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell - they might have something on him, although not his full service record. Tel 0115 9465415 or email archivist@wfrmuseum.org.uk

[SmallTownGirl]

Contact the Archives at Chetwynd Barracks, Chilwell - they might have something on him, although not his full service record. Tel 0115 9465415 or email archivist@wfrmuseum.org.uk

Good idea. Thanks v.much.

STG

[Darksecretz]

does it say for definite that he was born in Hucknall?? he might have enlisted there, but night not have been born there.. alternately there is Hucknall under Huthwaite which isnt that far away, and also Ault Hucknall..

if he wasn't born in Hucknall then it might be Bulwell/Linby/Bestwood/Papplewick he was born.

[Darksecretz]

I've looked for him without any success on Ancestry. There is another William Walker in Hucknall - a baker - but it's not my man. My man is a coal miner.


STG

erm, what about this one??

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin...ngland&indiv=1

[SmallTownGirl]

Sorry Julie, been out all day so only just seen this.

Should have been clearer. I have found him on the 1901 and 1911 census records (inc the one you found) etc, but can't find his military records on Ancestry.

STG

[Mary from Italy]

Have you tried the Silver War Badge records? They don't have an awful lot of information, though.

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2456

[Darksecretz]

Sorry Julie, been out all day so only just seen this.

Should have been clearer. I have found him on the 1901 and 1911 census records (inc the one you found) etc, but can't find his military records on Ancestry.

STG

ahhh I see now.. I got the wrong end of the stick didn't I? (sorry)


as a side note..arent 'The Buffs' an East Kent Regiment?

i'll be back in a bit.. have to go out for a while now..

[SmallTownGirl]

Have you tried the Silver War Badge records? They don't have an awful lot of information, though.

http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2456

Oh, I didn't know about the Silver War Badge. I've found him on the listings. Thanks v.much Mary.

STG

[SmallTownGirl]

> aren't The Buffs an East Kent Regiment?

Oh dear. This is showing up my pitiful military knowledge.

Admit that I googled The Buffs and found that it said East Kent Regiment, which puzzled me a bit, but then during the war peeps did get moved about between regiments seemingly at will.

Think I'll start with the SF regimental museum and see what they can tell me about his days there and if they can give me a lead into The Buffs.

Sound logical?

STG