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We remember Walter Harold Poulter
We remember Walter Harold Poulter
Timeline
Timeline
1880
1917
dates
Age 37
Source:8967647
21st September 1917
service
British Army
Gunner
28710
Royal Field Artillery
Source:3568074
1917
death
Killed in Action
Walter together with Gnr. J. Greer, Gnr. W. Miller, Bbr. W. Deacon and Second Lieutenant S. Fox was killed by a direct hit from an Aeroplane Bomb, dropped from a Fokker!
Ypres Salient, near Gravenstafel
Belgium
Source:7205836
Source:3568074
21st September 1917
burial
West-Vlaanderen
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery
Ypres (Ieper)
West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: III. A. 20.
Belgium
Source:7205836
Source:3568074
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Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Contribution
Military Service
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Army | 28710 | Royal Field Artillery | Gunner |
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28710 Gunner W.H. Poulter, Royal Field ArtilleryExact date of the full length photo of Walter Harold Poulter (BUCKNOLE) is unknown, but believed to be taken in early 1916, when he was on home leave after being wounded in 1915. He returned to the front in March 1916. The photo shows him with three good conduct inverted chevrons on the left arm and one wound stripe below the chevrons.
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Gunner Walter Harold BUCKNOLE (Poulter)In Uniform in 1914 in his garden at Hawks Road, Kingston upon thamesContributed by:
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Memorial Stone Birr Cross Roads 11-11-11Taken 11th November, 2011 at Birr Cross Roads, Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium.Contributed by:
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Poppies growing wild 100 yards from Menin RoadThese Flanders poppies were photographed growing wild only 100 yards from the Menin Road Cemetery in Belgium. (November 2011).Contributed by:
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Birr Cross Cemetery, Menin Road, BelgiumEntrance to the Cemetery where Walter Bucknole?Poulter is buried with many colleagues.Contributed by:
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Last resting place of Walter BucknoleHonouring the memory of my Grandfather who was killed in action on 21st. September 1917. At Birr Cross Roads, Menin Road, Ypres, Belgium.Contributed by:
Mike18246
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
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| Medal Index Card | ||
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records | Imperial1 |
External Evidence
| Reference | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Obituary of Walter Harold Bucknole/Poulter | Mike18246 |
Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| 28710 Gunner W.H. Poulter, Royal Field Artillery | Mike18246 | |
| Gunner Walter Harold BUCKNOLE (Poulter) | Mike18246 | |
| Memorial Stone Birr Cross Roads 11-11-11 | Mike18246 | |
| Poppies growing wild 100 yards from Menin Road | Mike18246 | |
| Birr Cross Cemetery, Menin Road, Belgium | Mike18246 | |
| Last resting place of Walter Bucknole | Mike18246 |
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