Walter William Minter

1895 - 1977  (82 years)

• Name	Walter William Minter
  Birth	28 May 1895	Greenwich, London   [1]
  Christening	12 Jun 1895	Christ Church, East Greenwich, London   [2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	69EB1F3C40AF4131A205B20354913EA83770
  Death	Sep 1977	Sittingbourne, Kent   [3]
  Notes	1911 census: on the Training ship 'Warspite' on the Thames off Stone near Greenhithe, Walter (15, single, sea apprentice, marine society sea training, born Greenwich, London). 1939 Register: at 8 Tewson Road, Woolwich, London: MINTER, Rena born 9 Nov 1895, married, unpaid domestic work MINTER, Billy born 27 Jun 1925, single, machine hand - metal work --- 1 closed record --- BAIRD, Elisabeth H born 22 Nov 1920, single, machine hand - wiring. Walter not found. April 2019: Christine Small wrote on Facebook: "I have been contacted by someone who tells me the war medals of Walter William Minter are coming up for sale next month. He was a son of Francis Daniel Minter I have traced family members to Bedfordshire in the 1980's but I am left with one possible girl in her thirties and no trace found. This Mr Minter sounds quite a man! (See lot description below) These medals are likely to go for a lot of money as World War One submariner medals are rare, but any family I think would be very interested in what the auction house has found out about him. The auction house is J. B Military Auctions and the date of the auction is 28th April. You can view the catalogue on line. It’s lot 111. All the best Gill WW1 Royal Navy ‘submariners’ medal group to Petty Officer Minter, who served in the Royal Navy as both a Boy sailor & Torpedo specialist on submarines during the First World War. 1914/15 Star, impressed named J.14969, W. W. MINTER, A.B., R.N. War Medal & Victory Medal, impressed named J.14969 W. W. MINTER. L.S. R.N. Royal Navy L.S. & G.C., G.V.R., 2nd issue, fixed suspension, impressed named J14969 W. W. MINTER. P.O. H.M.S. ENTERPRISE. B.W.M. shows surface scratches to face from star. Medals court mounted for display & come with full service summary & research paperwork. Rare to find WW1 submariner medal groups. Walter William Minter was born in Greenwich on 28 May 1895 and joined the Royal Navy as a Boy 2nd Class on 11 November 1911. He was advanced Ordinary Seaman on 28 May 1913, and Able Seaman on 25 April 1914. Qualifying as a Seaman Torpedoman, and later as a Leading Torpedo Operator, he served during the Great War in H.M. Submarine B11 (of Commander Norman Douglas Holbrook V.C. fame) from 1 January to 29 October 1916. On 17 January 1916, the submarine managed to capture the crew of an Austrian flying boat after the aircraft had suffered engine failure while returning from a bombing raid. On 17 March, it was narrowly missed by a torpedo but was unable to locate the attacker. He later served H.M. Submarine E41 from 1 October 1918 to 2 February 1919. He was advanced to Leading Seaman on 1 July 1917, and Petty Officer on 1 September 1920. He served in H.M.S. Enterprise from 7 April 1926 to 31 January 1929, and was awarded his Long Service and Good Conduct Medal on 30 August 1928. He was invalided out of the service on 18 November 1931 with ‘chronic supp. otitis media bilateral’, which probably led to a degree of permanent deafness. He attempted to re-join the Royal Navy for service in the Second World War, and despite at least four applications between the outbreak of War and 1943 he was not accepted, presumably due to his deafness.""
  Person ID	I85	Lambeth, London
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Francis Daniel Minter,   b. 3 Dec 1859, 14 East Street, Greenwich, London d. 31 Jul 1927, Seaman's Hospital, Greenwich, London (Age 67 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane HARRYMAN,   b. 29 Sep 1862, Greenwich, London d. Bef 23 Mar 1944, Greenwich, London (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1882	St Nicholas, Deptford, London   [2, 4]
  	Married after banns. Francis Daniel Minter, 22, bachelor, labourer of 4 Drakes Place, father William Minter, fisherman. Mary Jane Harryman, 19, spinster of 4 Dukes Place, father George Harryman, labourer. Both signed. Witnesses Stephen Fitch [he signed at other marriages] and Sarah Harryman.
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rena LITTLEFIELD,   b. Abt 1895, Poplar, London d. 6 Jun 1958, Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, Chelsea, London SW3 (Age ~ 63 years)
  Marriage	Sep 1922	Woolwich RD   [5]
  Children	1. Rose Jean Minter,   b. 27 Jun 1925, Woolwich RD d. Nov 2005, Bedford RD (Age 80 years)   2. Billy Minter,   b. Sep 1925, Woolwich RD d. 2 Dec 1943, Bari, Italy (Age ~ 18 years)
  Family ID	F30	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 May 1895 - Greenwich, London Death - Sep 1977 - Sittingbourne, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5] BMD index (Reliability: 3). Q2 1895 Greenwich 1d/1159. [S18] London Metropolitan Archives at Ancestry.co.uk, October 2009. [S5] BMD index (Reliability: 3). Q3 1977 Sittingbourne 16/1416. [S5] BMD index (Reliability: 3). Q1 1882 Greenwich 1d/900. [S5] BMD index (Reliability: 3). Q3 1922 Woolwich 1d/2640.