Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders	1914 Star with Clasp, British War & Victory Medals	Le Touret Memorial
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
11 Nov 1914	~	Stockton
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Battle of Festubert	August 1914 at Coventry	~
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
near Festubert	~

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

At 7.50 on 15 May 1915 pm the Battalion left camp for Festubert, arriving an hour and a half later. Marching via the Rue de Bois the battalion formed up in the support trenches north of Rue de Cailloux. This was completed by 11.30 pm without any casualties. On 16 May 1915 an assault on the enemy lines was launched from Rue de Cailloux. The Battalion commenced to file into the front trenches of the British line north of Rue de Cailloux. The enemy by this time had opened up a heavy bombardment. The barricade on the Rue de Cailloux was demolished and an opening made in the parapet. From 4.30 am the A, B, C and D Companies of the Battalion reinforced other units in the front line trenches, where it was possible, as enfilade fire made the occupation of some trenches untenable. At dusk the Battalion was ordered to hold the first German trench.

Throughout the 17th and 18th May the 2nd Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment remained in support of the Royal Scots, until the evening, when at 8 pm, the Battalion left the field and proceeded to billets at Bethune. During the night the Battlefield was cleared and the dead buried. The casualties of the Battalion during these operations were: two officers killed, four wounded and twenty-four other ranks killed, including Walter and one hundred and fifty-seven wounded. Twenty-one men were posted as missing.