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Personal data

• Name WALTER
• Initials SRP
• First name STEPHEN REGINALD PARKE
• Place of birth East Farleigh
• Country Maidstone
• Last residence The Parsonage, East Farleigh
• Family Only child of Stephen and Marion Walter, of The Parsonage.
• Education Wellington College
• Profession Student
• Extra info Date Time Unit Aircraft Opponent Location
  1 11 Jul 1917 1730 32 D.H.5 (B349) Albatros D.III (OOC) W of Gheluvelt
  2 12 Jul 1917 0955 32 D.H.5 (B349) Albatros D.III (DES) Polygon Wood
  3 17 Jul 1917 2040 32 D.H.5 (A9199) Albatros D.III (OOC) Polygon Wood
  4 22 Jul 1917 0835 32 D.H.5 (A9199) Albatros D.III (OOC) Comines
  5 25 Jul 1917 0830 32 D.H.5 (A9407) Albatros D.III (OOC) N of Polygon Wood
  6 28 Jul 1917 1955 32 D.H.5 (A9199) Albatros D.III (OOC) NE of Bixschoote
  

Military service

• Rank Lieutenant
• Regiment and unit 32nd Squadron Royal Air Force (Flying Corps)
• Other data related to military career to France on 28 May 1915;
  Walter transferred from the Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment to the RFC in late 1916. Like his flight commander, Captain A. Conningham, he was one of the little-known DH 5 pilots who did a great deal of air fighting with 32 Squadron in July 1917. During that month he claimed 6 victories.

Death

• Wounded Near Vlamertinge; offensive patrol; the DH5 B369 flew into a kite balloon cable, broke up and crashed
• Type of wounds Killed in flying accident
• Date of death 31 July 1917
• Died at the age of 20
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XIV - A - 15

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