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238518 Pte. Walter William Jones British Army 2nd Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment from:London (d.10th March 1915) Walter William Jones was born in Southwark in 1888. His family moved to West Ham in the early 1900s. All I know about him is from research and the bronze "Widow's Penny" given to me by my late father when he was 90 years old in 1996 and I was told that this was my grandfather. This was the first I had heard of him. Walter William was in India in 1911 at the time of the Census with the 1st Battalion Lincolnshire Regiment, his service number was 641 at this time. I am not sure where he was between 1911 and 1914 but by then he had joined the 2nd Battalion (service number 8383). I believe that the 2nd Battalion were in Bermuda in 1914. They left Bermuda in August 1914 for Halifax, Nova Scotia then on to England on 3rd October 1914, arriving in France - landing at Le Havre - on 6th November 1914. The 2nd Lincolns were attached to the 25th Brigade, 8th Division. I presume he was a regular soldier by now as I have read that the 2nd Battalion were mainly regulars. He was killed at the Battle of Neuve Chappelle on 10th March 1915. He has no known grave and is listed on the War Memorial at Le Touret Military Cemetery. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**