Walter John Dyer
Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial
Regiment: Wiltshire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 8960
Parents: Frederick Ernest and Mary Ann Dyer
Home address: 1 Victoria Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Steam Roller Operator
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Great Coxwell, Berkshire
Date of death: 30/06/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. Not commemorated on a local memorial
Age: 22
Further information:
Walter was born in Great Coxwell, Berkshire, the son of a steam roller driver and one of four brothers.
Walter served with the 2nd Battalion, (Duke of Edinburgh's) Wiltshire Regiment. Walter's battalion mobilised to Belgium in October 1914 and fought in the Battles of Ypres and Loos. Walter died of wounds in the run up to the Battle of the Somme and Daours where he is buried was the site of a casualty clearing station where he would have been taken when he had fallen.
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.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/