Private PLY/12985 Percy WALKER
(R.M.R.B. 734) (DEV) Royal Marine Light Infantry, serving on HMS Goliath
Killed in Action, Thursday 13th May 1915, at sea in the Dardanelles, Age 29
Home address:
3 Clarence Terrace, Savile Town, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Born:
1886, Gee Cross, Cheshire
Parents:
Jane Ann Walker and Joseph Walker
13 Knowl Street, Stalybridge, Cheshire
Marital Status:
Married to Sarah E. B. Walker (née Worth)
3 Clarence Terrace, Savile Town, Dewsbury, Yorkshire
Occupation:
Motor Lorry Driver, London and North Western Railway.
Enlisted:
-
Remembered:
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, UK, panel 7.
Link to Hyde:
Lived in Hyde
The battleship HMS Goliath sank near the entrance to the Dardanelles while supporting a British invasion force. Goliath was hit by torpedoes from an Ottoman Cruiser and almost immediately capsized. About 570 of her 750 crew were lost.