Walker Dunn

1897 - 1918  (20 years)

• Name	Walker Dunn
  Birth	7 Oct 1897	Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	OND 1897 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 572 Mother's Maiden Surname: Hazelhurst
  Baptism	15 Dec 1897	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [1]
  	Living at Booth Lane Farm, Walshaw
  Gender	Male
  1901 Census	31 Mar 1901	55 Church Street & Farm Buildings, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [4]
  	Age: 3y
  	RG13/3635, Folio 108, Page 4 Son
  1911 Census	2 Apr 1911	10 Acre Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 13y
  	RG14PN23457 RG78PN1367 RD462 SD1 ED21 SN36 Son, Single, Apprentice Brushmaker
  Reference Number	M 0297a
  Death	2 Apr 1918	Pozieres, The Somme, Picardy, France   [6, 7, 8]
  	Age: 21y
  	1918, Archive Reference ARR1, Volume I.20, Page 144 Panel 21 to 23 Pozieres Memorial First World War Private, 12th Batallion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), Service No. 243752
  Burial	Aft 2 Apr 1918	Pozieres Memorial Cemetary, The Somme, Picardy, France   [6, 9]
  	Age: 21y
  	Panel 21 to 23 Pozieres Memorial
  Person ID	I2016	Vernon
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Walker Dunn,   b. 30 Jun 1854, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England d. Between Apr 1929 and Jun 1929, 380 Rochdale Old Road, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Eliza Hazlehurst,   b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, High Leigh, Cheshire, England d. Between Jul 1902 and Sep 1902, 55 Church Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, England (Age 41 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1881	Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England   [10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  	AMJ 1881 Bury district, Volume 08C, Page 653 Walker was a Widower, Weaver, Living at Tottington Eliza was a Spinster, Living at Elton Witnesses: Samuel Greenhalgh & Eliza Dunn
  Family ID	F390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 7 Oct 1897 - Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England Baptism - 15 Dec 1897 - Tottington St Anne's Parish Church, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England 1901 Census - Age: 3y - 31 Mar 1901 - 55 Church Street & Farm Buildings, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, England 1911 Census - Age: 13y - 2 Apr 1911 - 10 Acre Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire, England Death - Age: 21y - 2 Apr 1918 - Pozieres, The Somme, Picardy, France Burial - Age: 21y - Aft 2 Apr 1918 - Pozieres Memorial Cemetary, The Somme, Picardy, France  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  WALKER DUNN Private during World War I, 12th Batallion The King's (Liverpool Regiment), Service No. 243752 Listed on the War Memorial on the Cross in Walshaw - source = Contact AA ADDRESSES: Booth Lane Farm, Walshaw (15 December 1897) 55 Church Street, Walshaw, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire & Farm Buildings (31 March 1901) 10 Acre Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire (02 April 1911) 10 Acre Street, Walshaw, Bury, Lancashire (before World War I) Pozieres, The Somme, France (02 April 1918) OCCUPATIONS: - (31 March 1901) Apprentice Brushmaker (02 April 1911) Private (02 Apr 1918) CENSUSES: (1897-1918) 31 March 1901 - yes 02 April 1911 - yes Parish Registers: Baptism: Found - Marriage: Burial: Last checked: 22 December 2016

  
  

• Sources

  [S2449] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Baptism - Dunn, Walker - 1897 - Tottington, 22 Mar 2013, Page 21, No. 161. [S13] BMD - GRO Index - Birth, 26 Nov 2008, OND 1897 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 572. [S764] BMD - Lancashire Index - Birth, 18 Sep 2011, TOTT/23/78. [S594] 1901 Census - Dunn, Walker & Eliza, 26 Nov 2008, RG13/3635, Folio 108, Page 4. [S703] 1911 Census - Dunn, Walker, 1 Nov 2009, RG14PN23457 RG78PN1367 RD462 SD1 ED21 SN36 (Reliability: 3). [S652] Monumental Inscription - Dunn, Walker - Pozieres, The Somme, France - CWGC, 10 Jul 2009 (Reliability: 3). [S1660] Cemetery - Pozieres Memorial Cemetery, Pozieres, The Somme, France, 18 Jan 2012. [S6220] BMD - GRO Index - Armed Forces - Death, 5 Mar 2021, 1918, Archive Reference ARR1, Volume I.20, Page 144. [S1660] Cemetery - Pozieres Memorial Cemetery, Pozieres, The Somme, France, 10 Nov 2012. [S2705] Parish Registers - Lancashire - Marriage - Dunn, Walker & Hazlehurst, Eliza - 1881 - Tottington, 6 Oct 2013, Page 105, No. 209. [S14] BMD - GRO Index - Marriage, 13 Mar 2009, AMJ 1881 Bury, Volume 08C, Page 653. [S591] Courtesy of Contact: Anne Argile, 21 Mar 2009. [S765] BMD - Lancashire Index - Marriage, 18 Sep 2011, CE28/1/209. [S2126] Church - Tottington St Annes, Tottington, Lancashire, 11 Nov 2012.