Major W P Ness-Walker

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: Scarborough
Town: Danby, Ainthorpe
County: North Yorkshire
Country: England
Commemoration: First World War (1914-1918)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 30465

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Current location

Saint Hilda's Church
Tofts Lane
Danby
Ainthorpe
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO21 2NH
England

OS Grid Ref: NZ 69621 06307
Denomination: Church of England

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Description

Wall-mounted brass plaque with incised black lettering. Dark marble mount. Engraved badge at top centre, possibly regimental.

Inscription

(crest) To the Glory of God / and in happy Memory of / Major W.P. Ness Walker, M.C., R.F.A. / who died of wounds, / 31.Dec.1917 in Flanders, aged 32 years. / buried in Düssenthock Military Cemetery. / Poperinghe.

Inscription legible?

yes

Names on memorial

Ness-walker, W P
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Commemorations

First World War (1914-1918)
Total names on memorial: 1
Served and returned: 0
Died: 1
Exact count: yes
Information shown: rank, initials, surname, decorations, regiment, manner of death, date of death, place of death, age at death, place of burial
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Marble - Black
Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass

Listing information

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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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