Note book belonging to Sgt Walker

Category

Museums & Galleries Item

Item no

23259

Title

Note book belonging to Sgt Walker

Description

Note book belonging to Sgt John Walker. The book was used to keep a note of supplies such as uniforms and boots.

Date

1916

Type

Paper

Location

Museum of Edinburgh

Accession number

HH3697/10/72

The notebook gives an insight into the care Walker took over the men in his command. One list of boots required includes himself as needing a right boot, size 8.

The notebook is part of a collection of items relating to an Edinburgh-based man, Sergeant John Walker. In civilian life, Walker was originally from Haddington, but lived in Leith, and worked as a butcher. He and three brothers joined the army. Walker eventually joined the Seaforth Highlanders, where he was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was killed by a shell in the area around Vimy and Thelus on 15th April 1917. The collection includes several photographs with holes made by the shrapnel which killed him. A set of photograph postcards of Walker's grave and other memorials, some of which include a man in military uniform, may have been taken by Walker's brothers touring the area immediately after the Armistice.

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