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Edward Alexander Walker (October 2, 1864 – October 24, 1946) was a
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serving in the
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during the
Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Rebellion, also known as the Boxer Uprising, was an anti-foreign, anti-imperialist, and anti-Christian uprising in North China between 1899 and 1901, towards the end of the Qing dynasty, by the Society of Righteous and Harmonious F ...
who received the
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for bravery.


Biography

Walker was born October 2, 1864, in
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,
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to David Walker and Barbara Cooper. In 1868 his family immigrated to the United States. He joined the Marine Corps from
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in October 1896, and was sent as a private to
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to fight in the Boxer Rebellion. He received the Medal of Honor for his action in Peking, China from on June 20 – July 16, 1900. In 1904 he married Mary Owens and together they lived in Pennsylvania until 1922 when he retired from the Marine Corps. They never had any children and after retirement they moved to
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. He was an active member of First Methodist Church, the Army and Navy Legion of Valor, the Marine Corps League, Wheaton Camp, United Spanish War Veterans of San Jose and Major Randolph T. Zane Post 344,
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until his death. He was killed in an auto accident October 24, 1946 in
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. He is buried in
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.


Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps. Born: 2 October 1864, Huntley, Scotland. Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.: 55, 19 July 1901. Citation:
In the presence of the enemy during the battle of Peking, China, 20 June to 16 July 1900. Throughout this period, Walker distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.


See also

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List of Medal of Honor recipients The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. Recipients must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own ...
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List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Boxer Rebellion The Boxer Movement, or Boxer Rebellion, was a Chinese uprising from November 1899 to September 7, 1901, against foreign influence in areas such as trade, politics, religion and technology that occurred in China during the final years of the Manchu ...


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Walker, Edward Alexander 1864 births 1946 deaths United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipients United States Marines American military personnel of the Boxer Rebellion Scottish emigrants to the United States Scottish-born Medal of Honor recipients Boxer Rebellion recipients of the Medal of Honor Road incident deaths in California People from Huntly