Walter George Henry GOATHAM

1889 - 1915  (~ 26 years)

 Set As Default Person

Click on the magnifying glass icon after a place name to see the place on a map and other information about the place - if available (more will be in time).

• Name	Walter George Henry GOATHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Sep Q 1889	Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	GRO ref: Goatham, Walter George H q3 1889 Milton RD 2a 8782; GRO online index does not show mother's maiden name and shows Christian names as Walter George Henry Shown as grandson of Charles and Jane in the 1891 census, and as their son in 1901, it seemed probable he was an illegitimate son of one of their daughters. There is a register of the effects of soldiers who died in WW1; this shows his mother was Elizabeth Jane (by then Perkins)
  Gender	Male
  Military Service	Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry in WW1
  	to 1915
  	Served as a Private in the 1st Battalion
  Died	11 Dec 1915
  	The December 18th 1915 issue of the East Kent Gazette mentioned the death of a Walter Goatham who died on the hospital ship Takada, the youngest son of the late Mr Charles Goatham of 80, West St Sittingbourne, aged 26. (thanks to Keith Fox for information on this newspaper report) GRO War Death Army Other Ranks (1914 to 1921) (on FMP): Goatham, Walter, Pte. 8312 O.B.L.I. 1915  I.54  193
  		CWGC entry
  War Memorial	Aft 1915	Basra Memorial, Iraq
  	CWGC details for this memorial
  Residence	80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
  	Before the war Walter lived with Charles and Jane Goatham, being shown as grandson in 1891, son in the 1901 census.
  Buried	At Sea
  Person ID	I533	All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds
  Last Modified	6 May 2020

  
  

  Mother	Elizabeth Jane GOATHAM,   b. 1 Nov 1869, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. Aft 1940  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Walter George Henry GOATHAM,   b. Sep Q 1889, Sittingbourne, Kent, England ,   d. 11 Dec 1915  (Age ~ 26 years)
  Family ID	F7080	|  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Click to hide
  		Born - Sep Q 1889 - Sittingbourne, Kent, England  War Memorial - Aft 1915 - Basra Memorial, Iraq  Residence - - 80, West Street, Sittingbourne, Kent, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
  Pin Legend