His story
Peter Walwyn is recorded in the research as a labourer and the husband of Lucy. His civilian life still needs fuller documentation.
He served as an Army Veterinary Corps sergeant; his unit is recorded as “Depot”.
He died on 6 December 1916, aged 37. His recorded burial place is Curragh Military Cemetery.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Labourer
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/02467
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- Depot
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 6 December 1916
- Age
- 37
- Cemetery or memorial
- Curragh Military Cemetery
- Grave reference
- 1240.
Connected men
- Bert BULLAlso buried at Curragh Military Cemetery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave — individual memorial
- Research record number: 140
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Peter Walwyn”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/walwyn-peter-tt-02467/.
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