We remember Walter Hamer

We remember Walter Hamer

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Timeline

Timeline

1883
birth Ramsbottom, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:5508649 1883
1906
dates Age 24 Source:5508639 17th October 1906
1906
employment Police Constable Preston Borough Police Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:5508639 17th October 1906 - 27th January 1915
1906
location 33 Elgin Street, Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom their own address Source:5508639 17th October 1906
1911
dates Age 28 Source:5508649 1st April 1911
1911
location 27 Broughton Street, Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom their own address Source:5508649 1st April 1911
1915
enlistment Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:5508639 27th January 1915
1915
events Enlistment Enlistment Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:5508639 27th January 1915
1917
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:6163679 1917
children Arthur Hamer Source:5508649
children Frank Hamer Source:5508649
employment Van man Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:5508639
marriage Mary Ellen Source:5508685
service British Army Corporal 5878 Royal Garrison Artillery Source:5279078
service British Army Corporal 280878 Royal Garrison Artillery Source:5279078
service British Army Sergeant 312463 Royal Engineers J Corps Signal Company Source:5508685
service British Army Serjeant 312463 Royal Engineers Source:7272056
1917
death Died of wounds Dozinghelm Belgium Source:7272056 Source:5508685 7th November 1917
burial Dozinghem Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Source:7272056

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter
Initials W
Last Name Hamer
Source 5279078
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
27 Broughton Street, Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom their own address known 1st April 1911
33 Elgin Street, Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom their own address known 17th October 1906
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5878 Royal Garrison Artillery Corporal
British Army 280878 Royal Garrison Artillery Corporal
British Army 312463 Royal Engineers J Corps Signal Company Sergeant
British Army 312463 Royal Engineers Serjeant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Children
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Frank Hamer son
Arthur Hamer son
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Ellen wife
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Brown Grey
DateHeightSource

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Cranborne3325
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Preston485
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

External Evidence

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Preston Borough Police records Cranborne3325
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cranborne3325
Brother - Frank Hamer Cranborne3325

Multimedia

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Preston Borough Police memorial Cranborne3325

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