Details of Walter's birth are not known.

Walter married Doreen J. Greenhough in 1950 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

He had the following children from his marriage to Doreen J. Greenhough:

- Diana L Hoyle	born in 1955 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.
- Janet S Hoyle	born in 1962 in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire.

Details of Walter's occupation are not known.