Walter Ernest Mangnall was born about 1920. We think he was the illegitimate son of James Mangnall and Annie P Cakebread and that his birth may have been registered under his mother’s maiden name.

Walter married Jessie Reeves on 10th March 1944 as shown by their marriage certificate:

1944 Marriage solemnized at The Register Office, in the
District of Leicester in the County Borough of Leicester
No. When married Name and surname Age Condition Rank or Profession Residence at the time of marriage
Father’s Name and Surname
Rank or Profession of Father
155 Tenth
March
1944
Walter Ernest
MangnallJessie Reeves
2423 BachelorSpinster Private
5110060
Parachute
RegimentEquipment
Packer
20 Frith Crescent
Maltby221 Birstall Street
Leicester
James MangnallArthur Reeves Coal Miner
UndergroundCoal Miner
Underground
Married in the Register Office by me,
This Marriage
was solemnized
between us
W.E. MangnallJ.Reeves in the
presence
of us
E.LinneyMrs G.E.Walker W.Hall
Registrar
J.Clement Arnold
Superintendent Registrar

[Last updated 08 Dec 2004]