Mainwaring was born in 1876 in Brentford, Middlesex, England. [1]
In 1911, Captain Mainwaring Ravell Walsh was living in Surrey, England, at Frimley, with his wife Bertha and daughter Isabel (age 1). His army regiment was given as the Dorcestershire Regmt. [2]
He was a Captain in Flanders in 1915 when he got a mention for bravery for the first time. In 1917 he was mentioned three times, earning him the rank of Bt. Lt. Colonel. He received his last mention in December of 1918, again in Flanders.
He commanded the 4th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment from 1920 to 1921.[3]
He was killed in 1940 at Dunkirk, France at age 64 years, one of the oldest, if not the oldest, member of the Worcestershire Regiment to die in the second war. Records show he was indeed one of the oldest soldiers to die overall. [4]
There is a memorial for Brigadier Mainwaring Walsh on Find A Grave with military and family bio notes. He is buried in Avesnes-le-Comte. [5]
Sources
↑ Given such a unique name:
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X67-VSH : 1 October 2014), Mainwaring Ravel Walsh, 1876; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Brentford, Middlesex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
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"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW8H-1D7 : 7 July 2019), Mainwaring Ravell Walsh, Frimley, Surrey, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24736844/mainwaring-ravell-walsh), accessed 16 May 2021, memorial page for Brigadier Mainwaring Ravell Walsh (unknown–15 May 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24736844, citing Avesnes-le-Comte Cemetery Extension, Avesnes-le-Comte, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138) .
Personal recollection of events witnessed by Harriet Fennell as remembered 14 May 2021.
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