Private Walter Watton Page

Rank or Title

Date of Birth

7 Jan 1895

Date of Death

31 Jul 1917

War time / or Pre War occupation

Hairdresser

Employer

Self-employed

Service Number

269777

Place of Birth

Peckham
United Kingdom

World War I Address

21 Bailey Street
Luton
United Kingdom

Place of Death

Belgium

Grave Location

Brandhoek New Military Cemetery
Belgium

War Memorial Location

Soldier or Civilian

  • Soldier

Source

Beds & Herts Saturday Telegraph , 11th August 1917
Pte Walter Watton Page

Pte Walter Watton Page, 269777, 1st Battalion Herts Regiment, died on July 31st, 1917, from wounds sustained in action in Belgium. He had joined the regiment the previous September and underwent training at Halton Camp.

Born in Peckham, London, the son of butcher Walter Page and his wife Alice, Pte Page had built up his own hairdressing business from the family home at 21 Bailey Street, Luton.

On July 28th, 1915, he married Alice Maude Ada Robins at Luton Parish Church and they had a daughter, Mollie Winifred, born on June 30th, 1916.

Following Walter's death, Alice initially returned to live with her family at 18 Henry Street, Luton.

Individual Location

Pte Walter Watton Page

Author: Deejaya

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