Birth GRO 4th qtr 1880
CHATFIELD, Walter Cuckfield 2b 158
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England Births and Christenings
Name Walter Chatfield
Gender Male
Christening Date 07 Nov 1880
Christening Place Hurstperpoint, Sussex, England
Father's Name Arthur Chatfield
Mother's Name Ellen
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CHATFIELD, Private Walter 56073782 Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). b. 19 Sep 1880. d. Apr. 11, 1917 Duisans British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region, France. Grave I. M. 3. Born Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Sussex Son of Arthur and Ellen CHATFIELD, of Hurstpierpoint, Sussex; husband of Emmeline Annie CHATFIELD, of 37, North Rd., Preston, Brighton. Married Emmeline Annie Scrace at Preston, Brighton 16 Nov 1907 and had two children, Elsie 1910 believed died 1913 and Leslie 1914. Trade – Gardener. Attested 26 Nov 1915 and posted to Army Reserve. Posted to 27th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (Regimental Number 3273) 24 Jun 1916. Battalion converted to 103rd Training Reserve Battalion 1 Sep 1916. Landed in France 6 Oct 1916. Posted to 8 Platoon, B Company, 6th (Service) Battalion Royal West Kent Regiment (Regimental Number 1772) 18 Oct 1916. Wounded at Vimy 9 Apr 1917. Died of serious shrapnel wounds to back and chest 3 am 11 Apr 1917 aged 36 at No 8 Clearing Station. Commemorated on the Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, Sussex civic war memorial. Also listed on the war memorial at Kippington, Sevenoaks. Medal entitlement Victory Medal, British War Medal. An officer wrote to Walter’s wife, he said “Chatfield always struck one as being an essentially plucky man and a splendid chap and did really fine work in the trenches. As 9 April was the date of Vimy, your husband must have died the finest death of all whilst taking German trenches”