Walter Lager

Parents: John and Sarah Lager of 15 Radford Street, Mansfield. Wife: Evelyn, nee Wright, married 1912. Children: Kittie, born 1913 and Marion, born 1914. Evelyn married Cecil Pearce in 1919.

Decorator.

Enlisted 19/07/1912 aged 25 years and 5 months. In France from 28/02/1915.

Items Returned: stamps, pocket book, pipe, penknife, scissors, letters writing pad and photographs. Mansfield Chronicle Advertiser: 13/05/1915 printed a letter Walter had written to his brother Frank on 1st May, a few days before his death. "Dear brother and Sister, Your letter to hand, it was a very nice parcel, and I am sure you must have been thinking about me, it is the very best parcel yet. I hope you and yours are in the very best of health and the very best of luck. I hope the children are in the best of health, as I am at present, and I hope to remain so through the war. I have seen Fred and he looks in the pink of health. I am pleased to see him look so well, and I hope he gets through this great war. When you see mother you might tell her I am all right and tell her not to trouble about us as I think we shall get through with a bit of good luck. from brother Walter. His brother Fred did survive the war.