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Walter Scoffin was born in Beverley the 1 Mar 1897, he died in France on 23 Mar 1918. He was the fifth of six sons born to William Scoffin, a joiner in Beverley and Betsy. Walter attended Minster Boys' School until he was 14, when he began working for Messrs Osgerby coachbuilders in Beverley.
Walter enlisted in the Yorkshire Regiment, but was later transferred to the KOYLI. A report in the Beverley Guardian dated 7 Oct 1916, states Walter had been wounded in the right arm. A further announcement in the Beverley Guardian, 30 Mar 1918, reports that …
"…… Pte. Walter Scoffin, Yorkshire Regiment, attached K.O.Y.L.I. has died in France from wounds received in the big battle.". "Pte. Scoffin, who was 21 years of age, was a lad of splendid physique, standing over six feet, and went out when he was 17. Before the war he was an apprentice with Messrs. Osgerby, Coachbuilders."
His brothers Harry, George William and Frank, all survived the war. Walter was awarded the British War and Victory Medals and is Remembered with Honour at the Menin Road South Military Cemetery. Walter Scoffin was included among those named in Dec 1920 when two stained-glass windows were unveiled in the Wesley Chapel, Toll Gavel, dedicated to the members of the Chapel and Congregation who had given their lives during the Great War.
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