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Walter Thomas Chestney (1920-1944)

Soldier
Service No:7934001
Rank:Trooper
Squadron:C
Known as:Ches
KIA:27 Jun 1944 [Death Certificate]
Commemorated:Bayeux Memorial, Panel 8, Column 1. [Panel]
23H Memorial, Bridlington Priory [Panel]
Edgefield Churchyard, Norfolk [Memorial]
Mentioned in:
23H Story
Page 270
Casualty List
Record 1, Record 2
Images: [Photo 1] [Photo 2] [Photo 3] [Photo 4 (top left)]
Civilian
Residence:Council Houses, Erpingham, Norfolk (1939)
Birth:8 Sep 1920 in Edgefield, Norfolk [Birth Certificate]
Parents
Walter ChestneyEdith Muriel Jacobs
Chauffeur.
Birth 3 Oct 1889 in Holt, Norfolk.
Baptism 16 Oct 1889 at the Parish Church, Holt.
Death 28 Jul 1934 at the District Hospital, Cromer, Norfolk.

16032 Corporal, 2nd Bn. Royal Norfolk Regiment, WWI.
Birth 13 Oct 1895 in Edgefield, Norfolk.
Death 14 Aug 1983 at St Michael's Hospital, Aylsham.
Marriage 7 Jan 1915 at the Registry Office, Norwich, Norfolk.

Notes

Walter senior's death certificate states "died from injuries accidentially received by colliding with a Motor Car when riding a pedal bicycle".