IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
WALTER ROBERT
THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF
ROBERT AND MARY PANTER
WHO DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
MAY 15TH 1916
AGED 26 YEARS.
INTERRED IN PIETA CEMETERY MALTA
THY WILL BE DONE
Walter Robert Panter was born about 1890, the
eldest son of Robert
Panter, a
worker in the shoe trade, and
Mary Maria Cheney.
Walter enlisted for service in World War I on 3rd September 1914. He was
initially assigned to the Reserve Cavalry Regiment, later being transferred to the
East Surreys. He served in Europe and then in the Med. He died at Malta of a
brain abscess.
His army service records give the following description:
Height: 5ft 11in
Weight: 140 lbs
Chest: 38in (fully expanded)
Complexion: Fresh
Eyes: Grey
Hair: Brown
Like many people at the time, he had bad teeth.