Walter Ousby (27995)

Walter Ousby
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A soldier of the 11th Battalion Border Regiment Remembered with Honour
Rank	Private
Number	27995
Company
Attached §
Transferred ¥
Former unit ‡	None listed in SDGW
Enlisted	Penrith, Cumberland
Resident
Born	Penrith, Cumberland
Died	Rouen, 13 January 1917
Where died	France and Flanders
How died	d. (see notes)
Age	34
Casualty type	Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial	Grave (see notes)
Reference no.	O.IV.M.2.
Resting place	St. Sever Cemetery Extension

Source
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Soldiers Died in the Great War (1921)

Definitions

*All place names from SDGW are listed within their historical counties at the time of the war and may not represent present-day county and metropolitan boundaries. *§ A soldier's temporary attachment to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *¥ A soldier's permanent transfer to and/or from other units (inc. battalions of the Border Regiment). *‡ A soldier's previous military unit/s before serving in the Lonsdale Battalion (inc. other battalions of the Border Regiment).

Notes
*d. signifies that the soldier died but SDGW does not elaborate further. This could mean he died as a result of sickness such as dysentry, colitis, pneumonia or malaria etc., or possibly an accidental death. *Son of James and B Ousby, of 26 Graham Street, Penrith, Cumberland. *Also commemorated on the Penrith St. Andrews Church Memorial Plaque.

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