Walter James Hurn
Memorial: Alveston - St Helen's Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 16663
Parents: James and Bethia (nee Moxham) Hurn
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: Stock Hills, Near Alveston, Gloucestershire (1911 Census) Lived: 1901 Census – The family lived in Tytherington, Gloucestershire
Pre-war occupation: Labourer (Limestone Quarry)
Date of birth: 1896
Place of birth: Tytherington
Date of death: 03/09/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Guillemont Road Cemetery (Ref. XII.K.6), Guillemont, Somme, France
Age: 20
Further information:
At the time of the 1911 Census, William was living with his parents and two elder brothers in Alveston.
Walter served with the 12th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action on Sunday 3 September 1916.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.
Forces War Records, CWGC and Ancestry.co.uk