Harry WALTON

Main CPGW Record

Surname: WALTON

Forename(s): Harry

Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire

Service No: 24926

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)

Battalion / Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion

Division: 17th (Northern) Division

Age: 20

Date of Death: 1918-03-24

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Bay 6.

CWGC Cemetery: ---

CWGC Memorial: ARRAS MEMORIAL

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Harry Walton was the son of Hardman and Augusta Walton, née Bentley. Both parents were born at Facit, Lancashire.

1901 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 97, Hufling Lane - Harry Walton, aged 3 years, born Burnley. [Harry and his parents were living with his father's parents, Samuel and Emma Walton.]

1911 Burnley, Lancashire Census: 4, Garstang Street - Harry Walton, aged 13 years, born Burnley, son of Hardman and Augusta Walton.

The British Army Service Record for Harry Walton exists but may be incomplete. [Harry's home address given as 2, Westgate Yard, Barnoldswick.]

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Harry Walton, 24926, W. Rid. R. Pres Dead 24.3.18.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Harry Walton, 24926, 1/6th W. Rid R.; 8th W. Rid. R.; 9th W. Rid. R. Presumed dead 24.3.18.

A short biography of Harry is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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