No. 4/7447, Private, Walter William "Frank" VINCENT
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Walter William VINCENT was born in Barnham,Thetford (according to "Soldiers Died") in 1896 but census records show it as Tivetshall, Norfolk.
(just NE of Diss). Registration that appears best is William Walter VINCENT, Depwade Q1-1894 4B:244. He was the son of James and Charity VINCENT (nee SMITH).
1901 census: Walter VINCENT [7] was living at The Street, Wickham Skeith with his father James [42], an agricultural labourer born Tivetshall; mother Charity [32] born Thorpe Abbots; sister Matilda[15]; brother Arthur [14], sister Norgett [12]; brother Albert[10] and sister Georgina[3]. Georgina was born in Wickham Skeith but the rest of the children were born in Tivetshall. 1911 census: Aged 20 (according to census), a farm labourer living at New Zealand Cottages, Barnham, Suffolk with his father James, brother Arthur [23] a farm labourer; sister May [16]; sister Louisa [13]; brother Alfred [10];brother Morris [5]. Now all the children are recorded as born in Wickham Skeith. Father James is given as married for 25 years and one child of the nine had died. It is the same family but some strange alterations to names, ages and places has taken place. His mother was away visiting her sister? Matilda MORRIS at the Cherry Tree Beerhouse, Tendring, Essex. According to CWGC, his parents were living at BlackDyke, Hockwold some time after Walter's death. No clue has been found as to the name change for the Hockwold memorial. |
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He enlisted in York. Most named on the Ploegsteert Memorial were not killed in battles as such, rather in day to day actions, sniper fire and random shelling.The Memorial covers the dead of the area from Castries in the north to Armentieres in the south for those who have no identified graves. 'Frank' Vincent was the only death recorded by the 1st Battalion, West Yorks in a week. |
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