Walter Henry Fern
Title
Walter Henry Fern
Description
Walter Fern was born on 26 April 1884 in Oakridge and baptised in Oakridge Church on 1 June 1884. He was the son of Frederick Fern and Sarah Ann Barnfield. Frederick Fern was a plasterer and lived at Waterlane. Walter enrolled in Oakridge School on 15 April 1889 and left on 28 April 1893 to go to the Blue Coat School in Bisley. He continued to live with his father Frederick and 6 other siblings until he married Frances Davis in Bisley in 1905, By 1911 he was living in Waterlane with his wife, Frances and their 3 children working as a general labourer.
Walter enlisted in the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1914, served as a private and was killed in action on 20 February 1916 in Belgium aged 31 leaving a widow and 3 children.
His body was never found but he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
Walter enlisted in the 1st Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment in 1914, served as a private and was killed in action on 20 February 1916 in Belgium aged 31 leaving a widow and 3 children.
His body was never found but he is remembered on the Arras Memorial.
Source
Oakridge History Group
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Citation
“Walter Henry Fern,” Oakridge Archives, accessed May 5, 2024, https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/181.