John Colvile Walters

Male 1905 - 1943  (38 years)


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  1. 1.  John Colvile Walters was born on 2 Sep 1905 in Horsell, Surrey, England; was christened on 7 Oct 1905 in All Saints, Woodham, Surrey, England; died on 15 Dec 1943 in Kamburi Hospital, Thailand; was buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

    Other Events:

    • Voluntary Service: 1939, West Byfleet, Surrey, England; Voluntary Ambulance Service
    • Occupation: 1939, West Byfleet, Surrey, England; Eastern Staff. Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank
    • Military: 1942, Singapore; Sergeant in 4th. Battalion, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
    • Cause of Death: 1943; Cardiac & beri beri
    • Prisoner of War: 1942-1943, Thailand
    • Will: 1943; £3,529 3s 10d (app. £167,000 in 2020)

    John married Eileen Margaret Parkhill on 10 May 1937 in Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Shanghai, China. Eileen (daughter of Arthur James Saunderson Parkhill and Amy Esdale) was born on 28 Jan 1914 in Shanghai, China; died after 1943. [Group Sheet]