Walter Carver (buried 1906)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Carver
First name: 
Walter
Other Christian names: 
Douglas
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
506
Born: 
0/4/1879
Died: 
02/08/1906
Buried: 
07/08/1906
Occupation: 
Railway Porter; Groom in Royal Horse Artillery;
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
2
Cemetery plot: 
11
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
Walter Carver is buried where the headstone for Ellen and Philip Burtenshaw is placed
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Ellen the beloved wife of Philip Burtenshaw died 28th August 1928 aged 69 years "Eternal rest" Also of Philip Burtenshaw died 18th April 1943 aged 80 years "Reunited"

Life story

Life story

Walter was born in Fittleworth, the son of Richard and Ellen Jane. He was baptised in the village on 25 May. Richard worked as an agricultural labourer and moved from village to village for work. The family lived in Bedham and Poling over the years before finally settling in Worthing. In 1898, Walter was working as a porter at the railway station. He resigned the following year and enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery on 25 Sep. He was described as a groom. In 1900, Walter was posted abroad with A Battery to South Africa where he fought in the Boer War. The company returned home in November the following year. In 1904, he signed on for a further eight years. However in 1906, Walter was home at 6 The Drive, Worthing suffering from Phthisis Haemoptysis (pulmonary tuberculosis). He died at home on 2 Aug. No Probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/04/1879

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
02/08/1906
Age (at time of death): 
27
Cause of death: 
Phthisis Haemoptysis (pulmonary tuberculosis)
Address at time of death: 
6 The Drive, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1881 census: 

Living at Bedham. Richard aged 46, ag lab. Ellen aged 35. Albert aged 13, ag lab. Percy aged 11, ag lab. Louisa Grace aged 9. Walter Douglas aged 2. John Hunt aged 63, boarder, ag lab. Hannah Earnshaw aged 73, widow, boarder.

1891 census: 

Living at Poling. Richard aged 56, farm carter. Ellen aged 46. Percy aged 21, horse carter. Walter aged 12. Lucy aged 8. John Thair aged 75, lodger, labourer.

1901 census: 

Serving abroad in South Africa.

Miscellaneous information

Attestation of Short Service completed and signed by Walter Carver 25.9.1899
Attestation of Short Service completed and signed by Walter Carver 25.9.1899

The Short Service Attestation

was introduced by Lord Kitchener in 1914, under which a man could serve for "three years or the duration of the war, whichever the longer". Rather than the 12 years of service normally demanded when joining the Army.