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Birth22 Sep 1892, Tenby, Pembs, Wales
Baptism24 Sep 1892, St Mary the Virgin, Tenby, Pembrokes, Wales
Death7 Jan 1915, At sea on action off Belgian coast
GeneralOnly s. of father’s 2nd marriage. Lt in RN. dsp.
MotherFlorence Elizabeth Ruxton (1856-1935)
Notes for Walter Borrowes
His birth idex:

First name(s) WALTER
Last name BORROWES
Birth year 1892
Birth quarter 4
District Pembroke
County Pembrokeshire
Country Wales
Volume 11A
Page 1072
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
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His baptism transcription:

First name(s) WALTER
Last name BORROWES
Birth year 1892
Birth day 24  [ sic, recte 22 ]
Birth month Oct
Baptism year 1892
Baptism day 24
Baptism month Oct
Place TENBY  [ recte St Mary the Virgin Tenby ]
Mother's first name(s) Florence Elizabeth
Father's first name(s) Erasmus Dixon
County Pembrokeshire
Country Wales
Record set Pembroke Baptisms
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An early appointment to Lieutenant in RN:

First name(s) Walter
Last name Borrowes
Birth year 1892
Birth date 22 Sep 1892
Rank Lieutenant
Enrollment date 15 Sep 1905
Country United Kingdom
Archive reference ADM196/145
Record set Royal Navy Officers 1899-1919
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In 1911 on HMS Collingwood:

First name(s) Walter
Last name Borrowes
Marital status Single
Sex Male
Age 18
Birth year 1893
Birth place Tenby Pembrokeshire
Parish Devonport
County Devon
Country England
Archive reference RG14
Registration district Devonport
Registration district number 278
Enumeration district 15
Sub district Tamar
Sub district number 3
Census reference RG14PN13061 RD278 SD3 ED15 SN9999
Piece number 13061
Record set 1911 Census For England & Wales
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Ireland memorial:

First name(s) Walter
Last name Borrowes
Birth year 1893
Birthplace IRELAND
Birth country IRELAND
Death year 1915
Age at death 22
Death place ENGLISH CHANNEL
Rank LIEUTENANT
Regiment or unit ROYAL NAVY
Record set Ireland's Memorial Record: World War 1: 1914-1918
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Death at sea transcript:

First name(s) W
Last name Borrowes
Gender Unknown
Death year 1915
Death date 7 Jan 1915
Departure port Rn
Series ADM 242
Box 0002
Service RN
Record set Deaths At Sea, 1781-1968
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
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Will notes for Walter Borrowes
His probate index:

BORROWES Walter of 58b Kenway-road Earl’s Court Middlesex lieutenant R.N. died 7 Janauary 1915 at sea  Administration London 29 April [1920] to dame Florence Elizabeth Borrowes widow.  Effects £149 19s. 4d.
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Mon Inscripts notes for Walter Borrowes
The CWGC Memorial:

Name: BORROWES, WALTER
Rank: Lieutenant
Date of Death: 07/01/1915
Regiment/Service: Royal Navy H.M.
S/M. "C31"
Panel Reference: 7.
Memorial: PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL
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