Regimental Number: 826826
Rank: Private
Branch: 143rd Railway Construction Battalion; 2nd Battalion, Canadian Mounted Rifles
Walter was born on June 12, 1879 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland. At the time of his enlistment, Walter was living in Port Clements, BC with his wife Agnes Coates (Warner) Cross. After the war, the couple filed on homesteads at 18-73-11-W6 and SE 6-71-11-W6. Walter died in Victoria on May 4, 1966.