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• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Todmorden
• Land Yorkshire, England
• Family Son of William and Hannah Walton (nee Dawson), of Walsden, Todmorden; five brothers, Douglas, Fred, Frank, Sam, Arthur ; Frank was killed 5 months earlier (16 Oct 1917) and buried at Hooge Crater Cemetery; four sistsers, Alice, Sarah, Mary, Emma.
• Profession Block printers assistant

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment Halifax
• Service number 242659
• Rank Private
• Regiment and unit 1st/6th Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
• Other data related to military career Originally served under n° 6688

Death

• Wounded 11 March
• Type of wounds Died of gunshot wounds on skull in n°3 Canadian CCS
• Died at the age of 21
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XXVII - EE - 11

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