Private G/81403 Walter Renwick

Family details:
Married to Ada Batty on 10 August 1911 at Lodge Lane Methodist Chapel, Liverpool. Daughter Winifred Batty Renwick born on 1 June 1912.

Census details:
1891: Walter Renwick (age 9, scholar) living at 64 Church Street, Preston, with father James Renwick (age 36, watchmaker jobber), mother Elizabeth Renwick (age 37), brother Joseph Renwick (age 8, scholar), sister Jane Renwick (age 4, scholar) and sister Esther E Renwick (age 1). 1901: Walter Renwick (age 19, student for schoolmaster) living at 64 Church Street, Preston, with father James Renwick (age 46, watch jobber), mother Elizabeth Renwick (age 47), brother Joseph Renwick (age 18, apprentice to watch jobbing), sister Jane Renwick (age 14, apprentice to dressmaking) and sister Esther E Renwick (age 11). 1911: Walter Renwick (age 29, assistant schoolmaster) boarding at 82 Nut Grove Road, St Helens, with Hugh Williams (age 47, upholsterer), Hannah Maria Williams (age 46) and Richard Percival Williams (age 10, at school).

Notes:
Enlisted 18 November 1915; discharged on 30 October 1918, no longer physically fit for war service (mitral stenosis, aggravated by service). Possibly [cas=156]Walter Benwick[/cas] on [url=http://www.sthelensrollsofhonour.co.uk/lmem.php?lmem=20]St John the Evangelist, Ravenhead, Memorial[/url].

[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/3602_RENWICK_GRAVE.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/3602_RENWICK_INSCRIP.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Walter Renwick at Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/BRINSCALL.jpg[/pic] [pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/BRINSCALL_RENWICK.jpg[/pic][caption]Walter Renwick commemorated on Brinscall war memorial (Photos courtesy of Paul Charlesworth)[/caption]