Walter
John
Durbin
Born about in Bedminster, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 19
in Somme, Picardie, France
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jun 2023
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Biography
This profile is part of the Durbin Name Study.
Walter John Durbin was born in Bedminster, Somerset. [1]
He was the son of Tom and Emma M. Durbin, of 91 Ruby St., Bedminster, Bristol. [2][3]
LCPL Walter Durbin was Killed in Action during the First World War.
Lance Corporal Walter Durbin served in the British Army in World War I
Service started:
Unit(s): 2nd Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service ended:
Service started:
Unit(s): 2nd Bn., Royal Berkshire Regiment
Service ended:
He served in the Royal Berkshire Regiment during the First World War.[2]
He was killed in battle in 1917.[1][2] He was interred or commemorated at the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 11 D.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919" Name Walter John Durbin Birth Place Bedminster, Som. Residence Bedminister Death Date 4 Mar 1917 Death Place France and Flanders Enlistment Place Bristol Rank L Corporal Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire) Regiment Battalion 2nd Battalion Regimental Number 33349 Type of Casualty Killed in action Theatre of War Western European Theatre Comments Formerly 30701, Glos. Regt. Ancestry uk Record UKsoldiersGreatWar #487440
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Commonwealth War Graves," Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Web, accessed 3 Jun 2023, Casualty Details for Walter John Durbin.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDN-CZ1 : 20 May 2019), Walter Durbin in household of Tom Durbin, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Bedminster subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12396884/walter-john-durbin: accessed 03 June 2023), memorial page for Lance Corporal Walter John Durbin (unknown–4 Mar 1917), Find A Grave: Memorial #12396884, citing Thiepval Memorial, Thiepval, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France; Maintained by Jofen (contributor 48318749).
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