WALKER Herbert Charles

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Herbert Charles Walker, born in Thistleton, was one of three brothers killed in the First World War. He was born in the village where his father grew up along with ten of his eleven brothers and sisters. Herbert was born in March 1896, the son of William and Elizabeth Walker. By 1911 the family had moved to Duddington in Northamptonshire and, aged 15, Herbert was working on a farm. The family moved again,

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A picture of his name on the memorial, taken 19 March 2016.
By John Stokes on Sunday 20th March '16 at 7:28am
A Rutlander, living in Belgium
 

Rutland and The Battle of the Somme

More than 90 Rutland soldiers died in the Battle of the Somme which lasted from 1 July 1916 until the middle of November. Today they lie in cemeteries across the old battlefield in northern France or are remembered among the 72,000 names on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. By using our interactive map, you can find out what happened to them.

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