First Name: | Walter George | Last Name: | HAY | |
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Date of Death: | 05/03/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Ealing | |
Rank: | Private | Unit: | Royal Berkshire1 | |
Memorial Site: | Ealing Memorial | |||
Current Information:Born-Finchley Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France
On 3rd March, 1915, the 1st Royal Berkshire battalion of 6 Brigade, 2nd Division, moved into the front line near Givenchy where they remained until relieved on 7th March. On 5th March, the day on which Walter Hay was killed, a quiet morning was followed by trench mortar activity by both sides and the enemy’s large minenwerfers (minnies) blew in part of the battalion’s right hand trench. |
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