Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Beckenham Crematorium And Cemetery | W5. 7224. | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Early Life :
At the time of the 1911 census, Walter was living at 31 Hingnar Street, Shoeburyness with his wife Margaret. He is a Master Gunner of the Royal Garrison Artillery.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Garrison Artillery |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
2nd Lieutenant Walter Edward Barber, Royal Garrison Artillery, Experimental Department. He died 9th November, 1916 of asthma, leading to the question was the cause related to his departmental role
He is buried at Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | A Scottish Lodge No. 0 S.C. | Scottish Constitution |
| Joined : | Mount Everest No. 2439 E.C. | Bengal |
| Joined : | St. Andrew's No. 1817 E.C. | Essex |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
29th May 1909 | 29th May 1909 | 29th May 1909 |
Walter joined Mount Everest Lodge No. 2439 on the 29th May 1909 and, in doing so, joined the English Constitution. His mother lodge is assumed to be No. 1031 of the Scottish Constitution as listed in the ledgers of the United Grand Lodge of England. At this time he was a Quarter-master Sergeant, resident of Katapahar.
A year later, 26th October, 1910 he was based at the Royal Artillery barracks at Shoeburyness and was seen to have joined St. Andrews Lodge, listed as "Military." The contribution record show that he "Died 9.11.16."
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley