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Rank : Private

Army Number : 26652

Unit : 7th Bn

Biography :

Home address given as Loughborough. Enlisted at Nottingham 23.3.1916. Served with the 7th Bn during World War One and wounded GSW chest and arms 25.9.1916 also wounded 17.6.1917 GSW left arm. Died of wounds in France and Flanders campaign 9.6.1918, aged 38. He is buried at Choloy War Cemetery, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.

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CWGC:

SHARP, WALTER
Rank: Private
Service No: 26652
Date of Death: 09/06/1918
Age: 38
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 7th Bn.
Grave Reference: 4. C. 13.
Cemetery: CHOLOY WAR CEMETERY
Additional Information:

Son of Mrs. Sarah Sharp, of 27, Rendell St., Loughborough, Leicestershire.

Brother of:

SHARPE, THOMAS WILLIAM
Rank: Private
Service No: 10175
Date of Death: 15/05/1915
Age: 42
Regiment/Service: Leicestershire Regiment 2nd Bn.
Panel Reference: Panel 11.
Memorial: LE TOURET MEMORIAL
Additional Information:

Husband of Phoebe Sharpe, of 22, Salmon St., Loughborough.

Date of Birth : 12.10.1879

Place of Birth : Loughborough, Leicestershire

Date of Death : 9.6.1918

Place of Death : France

Civil Occupation : Iron moulder

Period of Service : 1910s

Conflicts : WW1

Places Served : France and Flanders