Walter Boyett
Memorial: Easter Compton Methodist Church
Regiment: Royal Armoured Corps
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Trooper
Parents: Oliver and Sarah Annie Boyett
Marital status: Married
Home address: Walter and Esme lived at: Ellinghurst Villa Marsh Common road Pilning
Pre-war occupation: Assurance agent and precision mechanic
Date of birth: 04/04/1906
Date of death: 26/06/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: No known burial site but commemorated on Alamein Memorial and Easter Compton Memorial. He is also commemorated on a private family gravestone in All Saints Churchyard Easter Compton
Age: 36
Further information:
8th King's Royal Irish Hussars Royal Armoured Corps.
Walter's Regiment fought as part of the 8th Army in the Western Desert Campaign. Walter lost his life during the battle of Mersa Matruh on the Egyptian coast. The battle was the last allied defeat before the 1st Battle of El Alamein and Mersa Matruh became the site of Rommel's headquarters.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/