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WALTER GODSAL

Died : 26 Mar 1918

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Surname:	GODSAL
Forename:	WALTER
Initials:	W
Date of Birth	31 Mar 1883
Place of Birth	Henbury House, Sturminster Marshall
Place of Birth Source
Address
Schools attended	Eton Sandhurst

Employment / trade	Soldier in Army
Place of work
Family (parents and grandparents)	3rd son of Philip and Ellen (nee Parke) Godsal
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Regiment at call-up	Durham Light Infantry
Regiment at discharge
Rank at call-up	Second Lieutenant
Service no at call-up
Date of attestation	-
Date of call-up	-
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Decorations and awards
Other service details	Walter disembarked in France on 8 Sep 1914. He was wounded at the Battle of Marne Sep 1914.
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Other service no
Service facts	1902 2nd Lieut 1905 Lieut Jan 1914 Adjutant 2nd Batt Durham Light Infantry 1916 Captain 1917 Major

Age at death	35
Date of death	26 Mar 1918
Regiment at death	Durham Light Infantry
Battalion at death	2nd Bn.
Rank at death
Circumstances of death	Died of wounds received in an enemy air raid at Villers Carbonnel.
Service no at death
Field of action at death
Place of death	Villers Carbonnel, France

Location of grave	St Pierre Cemetry
Position	IX.G.4
Other memorials	Brass plaque in St Mary's Church, Sturminster Marshall Durham Cathedral Book of Remembrance Eton list of those who fought WWI Flintshire Roll of Honou Iscoyed War Memorial
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