Walter Stevens (buried 1918)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Stevens
First name: 
Walter
Other Christian names: 
Sydney
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Unknown
Burial number: 
916
Born: 
08/09/1899
Died: 
23/08/1918
Buried: 
27/08/1918
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
Yes

The Grave

The grave
Walter Stevens (buried 1918) headstone
Cemetery area: 
SES
Cemetery row: 
10
Cemetery plot: 
12
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
Yes
Headstone description: 
EndowedGrave: Cut grass and keep tidy
Headstone inscription: 
70245 Private Walter Sydney Stevens The Queens 23rd August 1918 Age 18 "Called to his heavenly rest. Thy will be done"
Commonwealth War Grave

This grave is for someone who died in service during World War One or World War Two. It is managed and cared for by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission was established by Royal Charter in 1917. Among its responsibilities are:

  • Marking and maintaining the graves of members of the forces of Commonwealth countries who died in both World War One and World War Two.
  • Maintaining memorials to the dead whose bodies have no known grave.
  • Providing records and registers of these burials and commemorations.

You can read more about the valuable work of the CWGC by going to their website.

Life story

Life story

Walter was born on September 8, 1899, in Shoreham, to parents Henry Stevens (Painter and Decorator) of Hounslow Middlesex and Alice Ingram of Salisbury Wiltshire. 

His parents married in The Parish Church Hounslow on 24 September 1890 and start their married life living in Isleworth before moving to Shoreham and then settling in Worthing at 25 The Drive in West Worthing. 

There were 6 children in the family. Ethel 1892, William 1894, Alice 1896, Beatrice 1898, Walter 1899 and Daisy in 1904 

At the age of 15 Walter was working for The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway as Traffic staff earning 10 shillings a week and posted to Henfield Train Station. Walter enlisted in the Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment, 10th Battalion at Brighton. They left for France in March 1918 and fought at Ypres and served in The Theatre of war. His Regiment Number was 70245. 

After 3 years in the Army Walter was with his battalion at France and Flanders where on the 12 August there was heavy shelling in the area from the enemy and Walter was wounded with multiple gunshot wounds. He was returned to Tankerton Hospital in Whitstable, Blean Kent where 11 days later August 23rd he died aged 18 from a secondary Haemorrhage after multiple gunshot wounds. 

Walter was laid to rest in a war Grave at Heene Cemetery on 27th August 1918. 

Cap badge of The Queen's Regiment
Cap badge of The Queen's Regiment

 Private Walter Sydney Stevens - CWGC Certificate

Burial researcher: 
Gail Warner-Clarkson

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
08/09/1899

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
23/08/1918
Age (at time of death): 
18
Cause of death: 
Secondary Haemorrhage after gun shot wounds, multiple
Address at time of death: 
Tankerton Hospital, North Road, Whitstable, Kent, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1901 census: 

Living at 25 The Drive, Heene, Worthing. Father Henry (38) Occupation Painter and decorator. Mother Alice (37) Children Ethel (9), William (7), Alice (5), Beatrice (3), and William (1)

1911 census: 

Living at 25 The Drive, Heene, Worthing. Father (48) House Painter, Alice (48), Children William (17) a Grocers Assistant, Beatrice (13) Walter Sydney (11), Daisy (7).