| Surname: | Walsh |
| Initials: | J S |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 6977525 |
| Notes: | CMP. 55 Div Pro Coy. He was born in Tyrone and formerly served in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, transferred to CMP. 7/11/40 Died. War Diary 55 (West Lancs) Div Pro Coy, WO 166/702. 7/11/1940 L/Cpl Walsh J 6977525 died at No. 17 General Hospital, Hatfield as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident on 6/11/1940. 12/11/1940 Inquest into death of L/Cpl Walsh - verdict, accidental death. Casualty List 363/7, Home, Died, (CL445 died result of accident P144) 7/11/1940. Casualty List 445/5, Home, List 363, Died, 7/11/1940. 20/9/49 He was awarded the 1939 - 1945 Star, Defence Medal, War Medal. Address:- "Drumclamph", Castlederg, Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Inscription on gravestone: Sleep on, dear one, safe in Gods's keeping, your life for your country you nobly gave. Joseph Samuel Walsh. |
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| Date of Death: | Nov. 7, 1940 |
| Company: | 55 DIV PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2932799 |
| Cemetery: | HATFIELD PARK WAR CEMETERY, UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 |
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