Walter James Gatt was born James Walter Gatt on July 16, 1888, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the son of James A. and Mary "Minnie" F (Murphy) Gatt. He was the eldest of 10 known siblings, having seven brothers and two sisters.
Walter, as he was known, worked as a boilermaker in the burgeoning oil industry in Northern and Southern California. He made his home in Martinez, Contra Costa, California and Taft, Kern, California.
He enlisted into the Army from Bakersfield, Kern, California. Walter served as a sergeant in the Army Engineering Corps in WWI. He died in combat on November 3, 1918, in Belgium at the age of 30. His remains were later repatriated to the United States, and final arrangements were attended to by Curtis undertakers of 387 Dudley St, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. A requiem mass was held at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Roxbury at 9 am on 14 May 1921. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
His name is included on the Kern Veterans Memorial in Bakersfield, Kern, California.
Sources
Death Notice in 13 May 1921 Boston Post, p. 25.
Walter Gatt (1888 - 1918) –
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum – Suggested By: John McDonald, 25 Jan 2022
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Walter, as he was known, worked as a boilermaker in the burgeoning oil industry in Northern and Southern California. He made his home in Martinez, Contra Costa, California and Taft, Kern, California.
He enlisted into the Army from Bakersfield, Kern, California. Walter served as a sergeant in the Army Engineering Corps in WWI. He died in combat on November 3, 1918, in Belgium at the age of 30. His remains were later repatriated to the United States, and final arrangements were attended to by Curtis undertakers of 387 Dudley St, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. A requiem mass was held at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Roxbury at 9 am on 14 May 1921. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
His name is included on the Kern Veterans Memorial in Bakersfield, Kern, California.
Sources
Death Notice in 13 May 1921 Boston Post, p. 25.
Walter Gatt (1888 - 1918) –
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum – Suggested By: John McDonald, 25 Jan 2022
Plot
Empty
North of Monument Ave. - Path 19, Grave 101 East
27 Jan 2022
Latitude
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42.4294550
27 Jan 2022
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-71.0375910
27 Jan 2022
Walter James Gatt was born James Walter Gatt on July 16, 1888, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, the son of James A. and Mary "Minnie" F (Murphy) Gatt. He was the eldest of 10 known siblings, having seven brothers and two sisters.
Walter, as he was known, worked as a boilermaker in the burgeoning oil industry in Northern and Southern California. He made his home in Martinez, Contra Costa, California and Taft, Kern, California.
He enlisted into the Army from Bakersfield, Kern, California. Walter served as a sergeant in the Army Engineering Corps in WWI. He died in combat on November 3, 1918, in Belgium at the age of 30. His remains were later repatriated to the United States, and final arrangements were attended to by Curtis undertakers of 387 Dudley St, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. A requiem mass was held at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Roxbury at 9 am on 14 May 1921. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
His name is included on the Kern Veterans Memorial in Bakersfield, Kern, California.
Sources
Death Notice in 13 May 1921 Boston Post, p. 25.
Walter Gatt (1888 - 1918) –
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum – Suggested By: John McDonald, 25 Jan 2022
Plot
Empty
North of Monument Ave. - Path 19, Grave 101 East
27 Jan 2022
Latitude
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42.4294550
27 Jan 2022
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-71.0375910
27 Jan 2022
Walter, as he was known, worked as a boilermaker in the burgeoning oil industry in Northern and Southern California. He made his home in Martinez, Contra Costa, California and Taft, Kern, California.
He enlisted into the Army from Bakersfield, Kern, California. Walter served as a sergeant in the Army Engineering Corps in WWI. He died in combat on November 3, 1918, in Belgium at the age of 30. His remains were later repatriated to the United States, and final arrangements were attended to by Curtis undertakers of 387 Dudley St, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts. A requiem mass was held at St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Roxbury at 9 am on 14 May 1921. He was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
His name is included on the Kern Veterans Memorial in Bakersfield, Kern, California.
Sources
Death Notice in 13 May 1921 Boston Post, p. 25.
Walter Gatt (1888 - 1918) –
Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum – Suggested By: John McDonald, 25 Jan 2022
Plot
Empty
North of Monument Ave. - Path 19, Grave 101 East
27 Jan 2022
Latitude
Empty
42.4294550
27 Jan 2022
Longitude
Empty
-71.0375910
27 Jan 2022
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