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Walter John Rigby

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Walter John Rigby

Birth
West Derby, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Death
31 May 1915 (aged 26–27)
Scapa, Orkney Islands, Scotland
Burial
Hoylake, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England GPS-Latitude: 53.3961042, Longitude: -3.1758695
Memorial ID
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from Royal Fleet Auxiliary Historical Society

Assistant Engineer Walter John Rigby RNR was killed in an engine room accident 31 May 1915 He is remembered with pride on the War Memorial, at Grange Hill, West Kirby, Cheshire

From Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Rank:Assistant Engineer
Date of Death:31/05/1915
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Special Service Vessel No. 3.
Grave Reference:A. 47.
Cemetery:HOYLAKE (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD
from Royal Fleet Auxiliary Historical Society

Assistant Engineer Walter John Rigby RNR was killed in an engine room accident 31 May 1915 He is remembered with pride on the War Memorial, at Grange Hill, West Kirby, Cheshire

From Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Rank:Assistant Engineer
Date of Death:31/05/1915
Regiment/Service:Royal Naval Reserve H.M. Special Service Vessel No. 3.
Grave Reference:A. 47.
Cemetery:HOYLAKE (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD


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  • Created by: Alison
  • Added: Sep 14, 2016
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169939324/walter_john-rigby: accessed ), memorial page for Walter John Rigby (1888–31 May 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 169939324, citing Holy Trinity Graveyard, Hoylake, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England; Maintained by Alison (contributor 46917968).