WALKER  William

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William Walker was born in Thistleton in September 1892, the elder brother of Edgar and Herbert Walker who also both died in the First World War. The three brothers were among 12 children of William and Elizabeth Walker. The family lived in Thistleton for many years, indeed William Senior was also born there. But by 1911 the family had moved across the county border to Duddington in Northamptonshire and

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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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