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Record #23731
Name :
: Walter Ernest CUTRIDGE (1892 - 1917)


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Date of Birth
: 1892 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 9 Apr 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 5 Apr 1904
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Southwark

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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, Walter Cutridge, aged 8 was found boarding along with his mother Maria and siblings Stephen, 18, and Frederick, 6, in the home of Henry Williams in Leaveland, Kent

(As of 1911, his brother Frederick, 16, was residing in the Dr Barnardo Watts Naval Training School in Norfolk)

On December 13 1915, Ernest Walter Cutridge enlisted into the Canadian Army, he declared his birthplace as Faversham, Kent and that his next of kin was his guardian Mrs A J Flay, Belle Vue, Ontario and that he was living in Hume, Saskatchewan

On April 8 1917, Ernest Walter Cutridge was wounded in the stomach by an enemy machine gun bullet, while taking part with his battalion in the attack on Vimy Ridge. He was evacuated to the No. 1 Canadian Field Ambulance where he succumbed to his wounds the following day on April 9th.

He is buried in Quatre Vents Military Cemetery. 
ContributorsCreated : 2014-01-25 06:26:57 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-01-25 06:41:40 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
23731 CUTRIDGE, Walter Ernest1892ENG,     Apr 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos