We remember Walter Joseph Henry Greenaway Alias Foster

We remember Walter Joseph Henry Greenaway Alias Foster

Timeline

Timeline

1885
birth Islington, London United Kingdom Source:6316108 8th May 1885
1903
enlistment Source:6316108 2nd July 1903
1908
marriage Marion Walberton Source:8637949 1908
1914
service Royal Navy Chief Ship's Cook 346254 HMS Vanguard Source:6316108 30th March 1914 - 9th July 1917
1917
dates Age 32 Source:8601812 9th July 1917
employment Porter Source:6316108
1917
death Killed in explosion aboard HMS Vanguard Scapa Flow United Kingdom Source:8601812 Source:8637936 9th July 1917
burial Chatham Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial United Kingdom Panel 24 Source:8601812
sibling E S Foster Source:8638003

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter Joseph Henry
Initials WJH
Last Name Greenaway Alias Foster
Source 6316108
Last Name Foster
Source 6316108
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy 346254 HMS Vanguard Chief Ship's Cook
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Laura Foster mother
George Foster father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
E S Foster step-brother
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Marion Walberton wife 1908
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Fresh Blue Brown
DateHeightSource
1903-07-02 5'5"

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Official Records

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Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
WW1 Naval Casualties Transcription Charlotte33
Deaths at sea, 1781-1968 Transcription Charlotte33
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Charlotte33
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Gerry59140

External Evidence

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission Ian77
Entry on Buckinghamshire Remembers website Charlotte33
Papers in IWM Collections Charlotte33

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