Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Serre Road Cemetery No.1 | IV. B. 11. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.137 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 52C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Francis James (Frank) and Annie M Walton; husband of Christina Frances Walton, of 13, First Avenue, Hendon, London. Born at Hampstead, London.Brother of Reginald Frank William WALTON
Education & Career :
Both brothers went to the Haberdashers' School.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 18/West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) |
18th (Service) Battalion (2nd Bradford) Formed in Bradford on 22 January 1915 by the Lord Mayor and City. June 1915 : attached to 93rd Brigade, 31st Division. December 1915 : moved to Egypt. Went on to France in March 1916. 15 February 1918 : disbanded in France. |
| Action : The Battles of the Somme 1916 |
The Battle of the Somme 1st July - 18th November 1916 is inevitably characterised by the appalling casualties (60,000) on the first day, July 1st 1916. Having failed to break through the German lines in force, and also failed to maximise opportunities where success was achieved, the battle became a series of attritional assaults on well defended defence in depth. The battle continued officially until 18th November 1916 costing almost 500,000 British casualties. German casualties were about the same, and French about 200,000. The Somme could not be counted a success in terms of ground gained or the cost, but it had a strategic impact as it marked the start of the decline of the German Army. Never again would it be as effective whilst the British Army, learning from its experience eventually grew stronger to become a war winning army. The German High Command recognised that it could never again fight another Somme, a view that advanced the decision to invoke unrestricted submarine warfare in an attempt to starve Britain of food and material, and in doing so accelerated the United States declaration of war thus guaranteeing the eventual outcome. 287 Brethren were killed on the Somme in 1916.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Portal No. 3237 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
23rd May 1914 | 28th November 1914 | 23rd January 1915 |
Initiated, passed and raised with his familial brother on the same dates.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley