Gunner Louis William Wall was born on the 1st May 1909. He was on the son of Louis Wall 27672, 16th Battalion Sherwood Foresters Royal Artillery, and Florence Wall. In April 1934, he married Gladys Lister and enlisted with the Royal Artillery on the 1st October 1940.  

He served with the 56th Infantry Division during the Second World War. They formed part of the Home Forces until 1942, when they embarked for the Middle East. He served in Palestine, Syria and Iraq, then to Salerno and Anzio as part of the 8th Army in Italy. He sadly died in July 1970