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245652 Pte. Walter Adkin British Army 6th Btn. Sherwood Foresters (d.1st October 1915) Walter Adkin and his brother Joseph joined up on 22nd of December 1914, they were both sent to France in February 1915. They fought in many of the early battles. Walter died of wounds sustained in action on 1st of October 1915, Walter is buried in Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery in Belgium. Joseph received gun shot wounds to his back on 9th August 1915, was treated at Rawlpindi hospital and returned to unit on the 7th October 1915 only to find out his brother had been killed 6 days earlier. Joseph would then be killed in action defending the Hohenzollern Redoubt a week later on the 14th October, his body was never recovered. 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.**