We remember Walter Henry Densham

We remember Walter Henry Densham

Timeline

Timeline

1899
birth Warrington United Kingdom Source:7048809 Source:8581193 1899
1915
service British Army Second Lieutenant East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force) Source:8581210 3rd August 1915
1916
service British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery c/110th Battalion Source:8581205 8th February 1916
1917
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:8581207 26th September 1917
service British Army Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery a/110th Battalion Source:8579651
1918
death Died of wounds Battles of the Lys, German Spring Offensive 1918 - War Diary says that he was at the A/110 Observation Post Courcelles, Somme France Source:7048809 Source:8579651 5th April 1918
burial Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1 CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France VI. A. 26. Source:8580576

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter Henry
Initials WH
Last Name Densham,
Source 8581207
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army East Lancashire Brigade, Royal Field Artillery (Territorial Force) Second Lieutenant
British Army Royal Field Artillery c/110th Battalion Lieutenant
British Army Royal Field Artillery a/110th Battalion Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
MC British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Aileen Mary Densham mother
Harry Percival Densham father

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Guy74824
Medal Index Cards Transcription Guy74824
Medal Index Cards Transcription Guy74824
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Guy74824
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Guy74824
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Guy74824

External Evidence

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CWGC entry Guy74824
London Gazette, 26 September 1917, The Military Cross Guy74824
London Gazette, 9 January 1918, M.C. citation Guy74824
London Gazette, 7 September 1915, Second Lieutenant Guy74824

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