Corporal Walter James Wicken
Personal Details
- 218798 Corporal
- Walter James Wicken
- 23 Bomb Disposal Company
- Royal Engineers
Son of Alexander Wicken and Alice Wicken of Deptford, London.
Died on the 14th March 1941. Aged 36.
Buried at Christ Church Military Cemetery, Portsdown.
Row N. Grave 187.
Photo taken by John Gregory
Christ Church Military Cemetery, Portsdown
They died together and were laid to rest together
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These sappers were members of 23 Bomb Disposal Company, Royal Engineers based at nearby Fort Widley. They were killed while attempting to render safe an unexploded bomb in Southsea.