Lance/Corporal Walter Greenwood
2308 1/5th East Lancashire Regiment
Died of Wounds 23rd May 1915, aged 42
Lived at 2 Pritchard Street
Buried in Lancashire Landings Cemetery, Gallipoli
St Peters Memorial, Burnley
Burnley Express 12th June 1915

Walter Greenwood was born in Burnley and was the husband of Jessie Greenwood of 169 Shawmet Avenue, New Bedford, Mass, United States. He enlisted in Burnley and served as Lance Corporal 2308 in the 1st/5th Battalion of the East Lancashire Regiment. He died on Sunday 23rd May 1915 aged 42 and is buried at Lancashire Landing Cemetery Turkey in grave C 12. His address in Burnley is listed as 2 Pritchard Street.
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The Burnley Express of 12th June 1915 reported:-
"Another Dardenelles Casualty. Lance-Corporal Dies Of Wounds.
Another Burnley Territorial to fall at the Dardenelles is Lance-Corpl. W Greenwood, of 2 Pritchard Street, Burnley who only enlisted in September last. The soldier had, however served in the old Volunteers and the National Reserve and according to official sources, he died of wounds on June 2nd, his wife receiving official intimation on Wednesday.
Before enlisting, Lance Corpl. Greenwood had spent seven years in America, and at one time was an Oddfellow. He returned to Burnley about three years ago. The soldier leaves a widow and one child.”

The War Diary of the 1st/5th Battalion records:-
“May 23rd 1915 13.30. A very quiet morning- orders received during the day to push our front line forward as soon as the moon had gone down. This was later cancelled by a message by telephone from Brigade Headquarters “to carry out the movement at once. 1 officer and 15 ORs were selected and one platoon was detailed for a covering party. They moved forward into the fire trench and took up position on the saps. At a stated time they climbed out into the open and after a pause rushed forward about 150 yards and lay down. At the first movement the enemy opened fire but receiving no reply soon ceased. The digging party then moved forward and began to dig in. The enemy evidently becoming suspicious opened a heavy rifle fire which continued all night. One man reported missing. 3 men wounded.
The Battalion casualties were Walter Greenwood, Private 11275 John Bilsborough (born in Blackburn enlisted in Padiham) and Private 1995 George Richard McGrath (born and enlisted in Padiham) who all died of wounds. (NB Medical facilities were very primitive at Gallipoli).
Lancashire Landing Cemetery stands on a small ridge overlooking ‘W’ Beach. On 25th April 1915 the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers landed at ‘W’ at Beach under very severe fire and cut their way through wire entanglements and trenches to the edge of the cliff. They and other battalions of the 88th Brigade established themselves on the hills nearby. The beach became known as Lancashire Landing. There are 1235 Commonwealth servicemen commemorated in this cemetery.