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Walter H GARNER
Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
Ancestors
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Nicholas GARNER
~1664 - bur.1741
of Burbage, Leicestershire
Richard GARNER
bap.1704 - bur.1792
Yeoman of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
Thomas CHENEY
~1626 - ~1676
Mary CHENEY
bap.1674 - bur.1711
of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
Jane [CHENEY]
~1639 - ~1689
John GARNER
bap.1741 - 1826
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth SNOW
~1707 - ~1743
Serjeant John GARNER
1777 - 1830
Serjeant - Grenadier Guards of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
Stephen ADCOCK
~1677 - ~1727
George ADCOCK
1718 - 1789
Malster of Carlton, Nuneaton, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth ADCOCK
bap.1750 - 1827
of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
Thomas ALLEN
~1609 - bur.1659
of Misterton, Leicestershire
Thomas ALLEN
bap.1628 - bur.1715
Husbandman of Misterton, Leicestershire
 
Thomas ALLEN
bap.1671 - bur.1728
Yeoman of Misterton, Leicestershire
 
Anne [ALLEN]
~1629 - ~1679
Ann ALLEN
1717 - bur.1779
of Walton, Kimcote, Leicestershire
 
Anne HODGSKIN
~1679 - ~1745
of Kimcote, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
John GARNER
1806 - 1865
Stocking maker of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
John GARNER
~1683 - ~1759
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Francis GARNER
bap.1718 - ~1784
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
Frances WOODWARD
~1683 - bur.1749
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
John GARNER
bap.1753 - bur.1808
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
John BARNES
bap.1599 - ~1660
of Desford, Leicestershire
Thomas BARNES
bap.1624 - bur.1698
of Desford, Leicestershire
 
Mary [BARNES]
~1601 - bur.1651
of Desford, Leicestershire
William BARNES
bap.1667 - bur.1744
Weaver of Desford, Leicestershire
 
William MOORE
bap.1582 - ~1648
of Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire
Margery MOORE
bap.1624 - bur.1672
of Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire
 
William MARCHE
~1549 - ~1633
of Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire
Elizabeth MARCHE
bap.1589 - bur.1657
of Enderby, Leicester, Leicestershire
 
Prudence BARNES
1718 - bur.1789
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
 
Prudence WARD
1677 - bur.1744
of Atherstone, Warwickshire
Mary GARNER
bap.1783 - ~1852
of Narborough, Leicester, Leicestershire
 
Thomas PERRY
~1686 - ~1771
of Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Henry PERRY
bap.1727 - bur.1800
Ribbon weaver of Nuneaton, Warwickshire
 
Mary PERRY
bap.1759 - bur.1789
of Nuneaton, Warwickshire
 
John MILLS
~1696 - ~1774
of Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire
Elizabeth MILLS
bap.1731 - bur.1768
of Astley, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
 
John HANKINSON
~1661 - bur.1724
Weaver of Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
Sarah HANKINSON
1702 - ~1769
of Stockingford, Nuneaton, Warwickshire
 
Mary [HANKINSON]
~1673 - ~1723
Richard GARNER
bap.1835 - 1909
Agricultural labourer of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
William WELDON
~1572 - ~1647
of Syston, Leicestershire
John WELDON
1609 - 1689
Tailor of Leicester, Leicestershire
 
Marie NORTH
~1576 - ~1647
of Stoughton, Leicester, Leicestershire
William WELDON
bap.1648 - 1708
Tailor of Syston, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth [WELDON]
~1609 - ~1659
Robert WELDON
bap.1675 - 1740
Tailor of Syston, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth BEEBY
~1642 - bur.1714
of Hungerton, Leicestershire
Robert WELDON
bap.1713 - bur.1761
of Syston, Leicestershire
 
Edward UGDEN
~1678 - bur.1728
of Barkby, Leicestershire
Anne UGDEN
bap.1684 - bur.1752
of Barkby, Leicestershire
 
Sarah [UGDEN]
~1643 - ~1693
Thomas WELDON
bap.1751 - bur.1807
Framework knitter of Syston, Leicestershire
 
The Reverend Thomas ROYLE
~1689 - 1726
Rector of Seagrave, Curate of Syston of Syston, Leicestershire
Jane ROYLE
bap.1724 - bur.1754
of Syston, Leicestershire
 
John BROWNSWORD
~1654 - 1726
Wheelwright of Beeby, Leicestershire
Elizabeth BROWNSWORD
~1699 - 1760
of Syston, Leicestershire
 
William MUSSEN
~1576 - ~1651
Husbandman of Beeby, Leicestershire
Robert MUSSON
bap.1625 - ~1675
of Beeby, Leicestershire
 
Joan GODDARD
~1581 - bur.1670
of Beeby, Leicestershire
Dorothy MUSSON
~1654 - ~1729
of Beeby, Leicestershire
 
Thomas WELDON
bap.1771 - 1807
Framework knitter of Syston, Leicestershire
 
Robert JOYCE
~1695 - bur.1743
of Woodhouse, Loughborough, Leicestershire
Elizabeth JOYCE
bap.1739 - bur.1823
of Woodhouse, Loughborough, Leicestershire
 
Elias SOARES
~1617 - ~1702
of Wymeswold, Leicestershire
Elias SOARES
bap.1658 - bur.1740
of Wymeswold, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth [SOARES]
~1617 - ~1667
Sarah SOARES
1704 - bur.1750
of Woodhouse, Loughborough, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth HAYN
~1666 - bur.1739
of Rearsby, Leicestershire
Hannah WELDON
1807 - 1883
Seamer of Syston, Leicestershire
 
James HASLEWOOD
~1668 - bur.1718
Woodsman of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
James HASLEWOOD
bap.1678 - bur.1742
Carpenter of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
 
Mary [HASLEWOOD]
~1666 - bur.1716
of Kirby Bellars, Leicestershire
James HASLEWOOD
bap.1715 - bur.1795
Carpenter of Asfordby, Leicestershire
 
William SKILLINGTON
~1643 - bur.1725
Yeoman farmer of Thrussington, Leicestershire
Mary SKILLINGTON
~1680 - ~1755
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
 
Isabell WHITBY
~1643 - ~1718
of Ratcliffe On The Wreake, Leicestershire
Thomas HASLEWOOD
bap.1738 - ~1800
Carpenter of Asfordby, Leicestershire
 
Thomas HILL
~1674 - bur.1724
Fellmonger of Grimston, Leicestershire
Mary HILL
bap.1713 - bur.1795
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
 
Rachael [HILL]
~1693 - bur.1731
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
Rebecca 'Rachel' HASLEWOOD
bap.1774 - 1837
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
 
William UNDERWOOD
~1692 - 1742
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
William UNDERWOOD
bap.1694 - bur.1755
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth [UNDERWOOD]
~1695 - bur.1745
of Asfordby, Leicestershire
Elizabeth UNDERWOOD
bap.1736 - bur.1780
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
 
Thomas WHEELWRIGHT
~1656 - bur.1738
Gardener of Rotherby, Leicestershire
Mary WHEELWRIGHT
bap.1693 - bur.1774
of Rotherby, Leicestershire
 
John COMPTON
~1566 - bur.1624
Miller of Garthorpe, Leicestershire
Eustace COMPTON
bap.1619 - bur.1711
Miller of Garthorpe, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth STEVENS
~1569 - bur.1655
of Garthorpe, Leicestershire
Mudwin COMPTON
bap.1651 - 1729
of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
 
Elizabeth [COMPTON]
~1605 - bur.1655
of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Arthur GARNER
~1863 - 1938
Licensed Hawker of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
John SMITH
~1803 - ~1853
Labourer
Harriett SMITH
~1844 - ~1918
Factoryhand of Bitteswell, Lutterworth, Leicestershire
 
Maurice Whitmore GARNER
1895 - 1992
Private - Leicestershire Regiment of Burbage, Leicestershire
 
Hannah WHITMORE
~1860 - ~1935
of Hinckley, Leicestershire
Walter H GARNER
1922 - 1943
Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
 
Florence 'Florrie' ROBINSON
1898 - 1955
Stockroom Hand of Hinckley, Leicestershire
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Walter H GARNER
1922 - 1943
Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) of Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
Narrative and Notes

Walter Henry Garner was born in Hinckley in 1922. He worked in the shoe industry. He enlisted during WWII but was killed aged 21 during the Allied advance through Italy in 1943. He was buried 25 miles from Monte Cassino, one of the bloodiest battles of the European theatre.

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Personal Family World
Date
Age*
Event
Place
9 Jul 1922
0
Birth 
1
Hinckley R.D., Leicestershire
29 Sep 1939
17
Occupation: Pressman Boot Shoe Operator 
Hinckley, Leicestershire
29 Sep 1939
17
Census 
2
Hinckley, Leicestershire
1943
21
Occupation: Private - The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) 
 

2/5th Bn, 6106369

 
3
 
4 Dec 1943
21
Death 
Italy
Dec 1943
21
Burial 
I C 19 Minturno War Cemetery, Minturno, Province of Latina, Italy
Aug 1955
33
Death of mother Florence 'Florrie' ROBINSON 
4
3 Sutton Road, Knighton, , Leicestershire, England
27 Mar 1992
69
Death of father Maurice Whitmore GARNER 
5
Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
Documented age, Calculated age, Estimated age
Citations
1 - England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index 1837-1915

First name(s) Walter H

Last name Garner

Birth registration year 1922

Registration quarter 3

Mother's maiden name Robinson

District Hinckley

County Leicestershire

Country England

Volume 7A

Page 83

Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records

Subcategory Civil Births

Collections from Great Britain, England

2 - 1939 England and Wales Register - 29th September 1939
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3 - World War II Allies Collection

First name(s) Walter Henry

Last name Garner

Age 21

Birth year 1922

Service number 6106369

Rank Private

Regiment The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey)

Unit or regiment 2/5th Bn.

Year 1943

Death year 1943

Death date 04 Dec 1943

Country Italy

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Original source Commonwealth War Graves Commission Debt Of Honour

Record set World War 2 Allies Collection

Category Military, armed forces & conflict

Subcategory Second World War

Collections from Americas, Australasia, Great Britain, Ireland, UK None

4 - Knighton Parish Records
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5 - England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
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