Hudson, Walter Richard

Age: 18
Date of birth: 1899

Parents: William and Louise Hudson
Wife: Single
Address: 41 Avon Street

Occupation:

Walter was born in Warwick in 1899. He was baptised at All Saints Church on 8th June 1899.

Cecil was the youngest of six children, Lily was the eldest then Arthur, Earnest and Bertie and Cecil.

In 1911 the family were living at 16 Charles Street and Cecil’s father William was a painter.

Walter’s brother, Cecil, also fell

Military Service

Rank & Number: Private, 50618
Regiment/Service: 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
Brigade/Division: 25th Brigade, 8th Division
Date of death: Saturday, April 27, 1918
Cause of death/Battle: Killed in action
Commemorated/Buried: Villers-Bretonneux, Somme
Awards: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: All Saints Church

Warwick Advertiser 25th May 1918

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpt courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office

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