Private Walter Downham
16767 2nd Royal Scots Fusiliers
Lived at 3 Bivel Street
Killed in Action 16th June 1915, aged 25
Commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial, France



Burnley Express 26/6/1915 (P) 30/6/1915 20/10/1917

see James (143 RFA) Double Loss.Father Samuel in National reserve.brother Frank wounded at Gallipoli.Parents lived at the Craven Heifer Hotel.Only at the front for 5 weeks & killed by a shell whilst bringing rations up to the firing line with 11 others

 

 

 

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