Family-held historical document · Undated

Walter Hawes: Pension Particulars

A photographed pension particulars card, supplied from the family collection, provides valuable evidence of military pension administration, later employment and marriage information relating to Walter Joseph William Hawes (1879–1953). The card contains typed particulars and later handwritten revisions.

Document photograph

Photograph of Walter Hawes's Pension Particulars card

Transcribed particulars

Document heading	Pension Particulars
Regimental number	B/14275
Pension number	B.M. 1156
Rate of allowance	40%
Occupation	Salesman & Staff Trainer
Spouse	Typed as Francis Ellen Creese, married 15 August 1907. Other family records use Frances Ellen Creese.
Other entry	“Mary — Feb. 17th. 1919” appears typed but struck through; not accepted as an established date of birth without corroboration.
Handwritten entries	Multiple corrections to ages and years, plus figures in the right-hand margin. Their meanings and dates have not yet been established.

Research significance

The document supplies an occupational description more specific than the earlier family recollection of clerical employment. “Salesman & Staff Trainer” may reflect a particular stage of Walter’s career; it does not by itself refute the separate description “tea expert” found in the revised GEDCOM.

The regimental and pension numbers provide concrete identifiers to use when searching military service and pension records. The recorded 40% allowance should not automatically be interpreted as a disability percentage without establishing the pension scheme and date.

The crossed-out “Mary” entry is particularly intriguing because the family has identified a daughter Mary Hawes with a civil birth registration in the first quarter of 1919. The pencilled or typed date of 17 February 1919 is compatible with that quarter, but the deletion means it is not verified as her birth date.

Evidence note: The card does not visibly name Walter in the main typed fields. Its attribution to Walter comes from family provenance and a handwritten signature or annotation that appears to refer to W. J. W. Hawes; the exact handwriting should be checked against the original. It is an undated document containing amendments made over more than one period.

Catalogue details

Associated person: Walter Joseph William Hawes (family identification).
Item: “Pension Particulars” typed record card with handwritten amendments.
Source: Family-held document, photographed and supplied on 6 November 2026.
Verification: Awaiting original-record inspection and identification of the regimental/pension issuing body.