Walter Robert Ward

A Gunner with B Battery, 75th Brigade, Walter died on 16th of October 1918 aged 28. 

Walter was born at Corton in 1891, a son of Fredrick and Susan Ward. In 1891 his family lived at High Street, Corton, and by 1901 at The Cliff, Corton. In 1911 their address was 7 Cliff Cottages, and Walter was a general labourer. 

Walter volunteered and enlisted in the Army at Lowestoft. He joined the Royal Field Artillery, service number 1046. Although the name of the first unit he served with is not known, it was a unit of the Territorial Force. Walter arrived in France on 17 November 1915. In 1917 he was renumbered 885321. On 30 November 1917 he was admitted to Catterick Military Hospital with myalgia of his left leg. Once recovered he returned to France and by October 1918 was serving with B Battery of 75 Brigade. 

On 16 October 1918 75 Brigade were in the vicinity of St. Hilaire. The batteries gave supporting fire for the attack on Haussy. From 4 a.m. a hostile enemy barrage fell on the brigade’s positions and B Battery had many casualties, and Walter was killed in action.