Private 8655 Walter Weaver
Regiment/Unit: Coldstream Guards - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 13/08/1914
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 14th of August 1914
Born: Wellington, Shropshire
Resided: Shrewsbury
Burial / Memorial: La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial -
Family details:
Son of Mary Weaver, of Oak Cottage, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, and the late John Weaver.
Census details:
1891 - 4 months old Walter is living at Aston Lane, Crudgington with parents John (38), Mary (40) and five siblings: Francis (12), Edward J (10), Elizabeth (8), William (6), Fanny (4). 1901 - 10 years old Walter is living at Childs Pit Lane, Crudgington, Shropshire with parents John (48), Mary (50) and two siblings: William (16), Fanny (14). 1911 - 20 years old Walter is serving in the Coldstream Guards and based at Victoria Barracks, Victoria Street, Windsor.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/LaFerte-Sous-JouarreMemorial_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Walter Weaver
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
