We remember Walter Kersley

We remember Walter Kersley

Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Portsmouth, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:6591348 3rd September 1895
1911
dates Age 15 Source:8674439 2nd April 1911
1911
employment Railway Messenger Seacombe Cheshire United Kingdom Source:8674439 2nd April 1911
1911
location 5 Edgmond Street, Seacombe, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8674439 2nd April 1911
1915
enlistment United Kingdom Source:6591348 31st July 1915
1915
service Royal Navy Ordinary Seaman SS6249 HMS Castor Source:6591348 12th November 1915 - 25th July 1917
1918
location 5 Edgmond Street, Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address Source:8674426 11th February 1918
employment Railway Fireman Source:6591348
1918
death Killed in Action His service record is stamped "Presumed killed HMS Cullist 11 Feb 1918" HMS Cullist was a Q-ship torpedoed in the Irish Sea by U-97 at sea United Kingdom Source:8674426 11th February 1918
burial Portsmouth Naval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Portsmouth, Hampshire United Kingdom Source:8674426

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Walter
Initials W
Last Name Kersley
Source 6591348
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
5 Edgmond Street, Seacombe, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address known 2nd April 1911
5 Edgmond Street, Seacombe, Wallasey, Cheshire United Kingdom parents address known 11th February 1918
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
Royal Navy SS6249 HMS Castor Ordinary Seaman
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Polly mother
Mark Kersley father

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Peter6648
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Peter6648

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