Walter Burrows

Item

Title

Walter Burrows

Who?

Contributor's grandfather

Item(s)

Two medals

Story

Walter was born in 1889 in Wellington, Somerset. His father was Henry James Burrows, a farm labourer.

Walter married in 1913 when he was an employee on the Great Western Railway. He was a driver in the Royal Field Artillery, regiment number 238493.

After the war he went back to work on the railways. He was kicked by a horse and died of his injuries on 11th October 1934 in Wellington aged 45. He is buried in Rockwell Green Cemetery.

When?

1914-1918

Where?

France

Contributor

Peter Harold Burrows

Collection Day

06/04/2019 Williton Pavillion

This item was submitted on June 16, 2019