208155 Cpl. Walter Tomlinson British Army 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers from:Ramsbottom (d.10th Apr 1918) Walter Tomlinson was my grandparent's first child, my father's oldest brother. He was employed in the textile industry in Lancashire and joined the 11th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers. Although his name appears on a gravestone in Shuttleworth church yard, Walter never returned and there is a memorial to him in the Cemetery at Croix du Bac near Lille. My daughter and I visited the cemetery and were amazed to find that we were there on the 10th April 2008. That was exactly 90 years to the day since Uncle Walter was killed. I think we were the first people from the family to visit the cemetery and no one had ever mentioned it to me in the family. We traced him through the War Graves web site and were both pleased that we had been able to visit the memorial.
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