Richard WALKER

                   BIRTH:
    In Holy Bible - British & Foreign - Black:-  William Walker born
    FEB   13th (or 14th) 1890.  Address of William Walker 1902 Mar 16th = 64 Main Street, Ellenbourgh, Maryport. (Stolen)

DEATH:
    Letter dated 2nd July 1916 addressed to Mrs. Walker of 12 Stoddart Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle-on-Tyne from L. E. Jolley (?), sister-in-charge at No. 2. Casualty Clearing Station.  Private W Walker was brought in very severely wounded in the head and chest and quite unconscious and though everything possible was done for him he passed peacefully away without re-gaining conciousness at 10:10am on June 27th.  He is laid to rest in a part of the cemetery reserved for our brave troops and a little wooden cross bearing the name and date marks each resting place.  [There were photos of the cross but they were also stolen] Also enclosed was a lock of his hair which his sister Eveline was buried with, clutching it in her hand.

ARMY:
    Was in D Company, 1st of 5th battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers, No. 5/3650.  Received the 1914-15 star (stolen).  Buried in Bailleul, France (near Ypres, Belgium), communal cemetery extension, plot 2, row E, grave no. 143.  (We've been and have taken photos - it's extremely well taken care of.)
                  

                       BIRTH:  Cct - Registration District Cockermouth in the Sub-district of
    Maryport, Cumberland.  No. 172.  25th July 1891 at 4 William Street,
    Maryport to Richard Walker, Coalminer, and Jane Lamb. Registered 3 Sep
    1891 by mother.  G.L. Collins was registrar.

    DEATH:  Cct - no. 203.  Registration district and sub-district of
    Newcastle Upon Tyne.  Died 3rd March 1986 at Lemington Hospital,
    Lemington, Newcastle. (Written Evelyn Jane Brown) Maiden surname is
    Walker. Informant was Ronald Brown.  Bronchopneumonia, Senile
    Dementia are causes of death.  Certified by J. Williams M.D..  Registered
    on 4th Mar 1986.

    WILL:   Made 5th April 1978.  After payment of funeral and testamentary
    expenses and debts she left everything to her son Ronald.

    PRESS RELEASE:   BROWN  (Newcastle).   37, Kingsley Terrace, on March
    3, in her 95th year, Evelyn Jane, beloved wife of the late William, dear
    mother of Eveline and Ronald, and a much loved grandmother and great-
    grandmother.  Funeral private.

    Was a burly lady until late in life when she suffered from several falls
    and severe senility.  Died in hospital which she had been confined to  for
    her own safety for a few years.  Used to be an expert seamstress in
    earlier years.  She was also an avid church-goer in earlier years.
    Always had an endless supply of Black Bullets (boiled sweets/candies)
    and Peanuts & Raisins.

NOTES:
    Died 4 Willia