Walter Frederick Ogden (1898 - 1917)

Born 1898 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 2 Dec 1917 at about age 19 in Tincourt-Boucly, Somme, Picardie, France

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Biography

P2nd Lt Walter Ogden served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: ---
Unit(s): Royal Tank Regiment
Service ended: 2 Dec 1917 (DoW)

Walter Ogden was born in Yorkshire, England.

Walter was born in 1898 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, the son of James Roberts Ogden and Jane Morritt. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1901 he was living with his family in Harrogate with three brothers and a sister.^[3]

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census 109, Franklin Road, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Yorkshire

James Robert Ogden Head Married M 34 Diamond dealer Leeds, Yorkshire, England

Jane Ogden Wife Married F 34 Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

William Ogden Son Single M 11 Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

John Morritt Ogden Son Single M 8 Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

James Roberts Ogden Son Single M 7 Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Ellen Ogden Daughter Single F 5 Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Walter Fredrick Ogden Son Single M 3 Harrogate, Yorkshire, England

Mary Lazenby Servant Single F 49 Housekeeper Barkston Ash, Yorkshire, England

Emily Hopwood Servant Single F 16 General (domestic) Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England

Walter Frederick Ogden served as a 2nd Lieutenant with the 11th Battalion, Royal Tank Corps.^[4]

He Died of Wounds in 1917 at the 55 Casualty Clearing Station and was buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, 12 Rue de la Flaque, Tincourt-Boucly, Somme, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Picardie, France . ^{[5] [6][7] [8] [9]}

Probate was granted on 10 September 1919 to James Roberts Ogden, Jeweller, of the Bungalow, Leadhall-lane, Harrogate. ^[10]

There is a photograph of him here.

Sources

1. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
2. ↑ OGDEN, WALTER FREDERIC (mother's maiden name) MORRITT GRO Reference: 1898 M Quarter in KNARESBROUGH Volume 09A Page 111 General Register Office
3. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 England Census"
   Class: RG13; Piece: 4054; Folio: 14; Page: 19
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7814 #25822234 (accessed 1 November 2021)
   Walter Frederick Ogden (3) son in household of James Robert Ogden (34) in Knaresborough registration district. Born in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England.
4. ↑ Military: "UK, British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920"
   Army Medal Office (In the Care of the Western Front Association Website); London, England; Wwi Medal Index Cards
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 1262 #4710901 (accessed 1 November 2021)
   Name: W F Ogden [Walter Frederick Ogden]; Military Date: 1914-1920; Military Place: England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, United Kingdom; Regiment or Corps: Royal Army Medical Corps, Machine Gun Corps, Royal Tank Corps; Regimental Number: 162
5. ↑ UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
6. ↑ UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
7. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/W-F-Ogden/26423483
8. ↑ Find A Grave
9. ↑ A Street Near You - Second Lieutenant Walter Frederick Ogden]
10. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995