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• 1) Of what exactly did he die? a heart attack?
• 2) In which boat did his son die?

Bastie 23:10, 27 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Other memorials

There was some sort of memorial to him in either Litherland or Bootle town hall, I htink it may have been the flags flown as the General Chase signal. I don't remember exact details as it is some years snce I was their during a reception hosted by the then Mayor of Sefton for members of the Sefton Youth Wind Orchestra. Hardly meets NOR criteria at the moment, but perhaps someone else could find out more. David Underdown 13:44, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Walker's first name

My 1956 copy of his biography, Walker, R.N. consistently refers to his first name as Frederic rather than Frederick (which is the spelling used in the article). In the introduction, the author thanks Walker's wife (to whom the book is dedicated) for her time and access to her late husband's documents, along with a lengthy list of other people who knew Walker personally. One of the photos in the book is of a commemorative plaque commissioned by the crew of HMS Starling after his death that also uses the name Frederic. It seems unlikely to me that a biographer having access to primary sources, or Walker's own crew, would spell his name incorrectly. Incidently most of the text of the book can be found on the BBC website at [1] Jll 19:46, 26 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] World War 2

There are several references to Walker "flying his flag", since he was only a captain this can't be strictly accurate, only admirals can do that (I thought). David Underdown 08:54, 4 September 2006 (UTC)