Son of William Walton, of 10, Canada Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Annie Walton, of 10, Darley Street, Brownlow Fold, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly Lance Corporal 3921, 2nd/5th Bn., Loyal North Lancashire Regiment. Played in a football match in October 1916 against a team from the 2nd/10th Bn., King’s Liverpool Regiment. Reported missing since 09/07/1917 and subsequently presumed killed.
Walton, Robert –
Personal details
- Surname: Walton
- Forename: Robert
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: July 9th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 2nd/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 241735
- Regiment: Not known
- Enlistment date: February 23rd, 1915 - 1915-02-23
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: Not known
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: M.i.D.
Memorials
- CWGC Memorial: Ploegsteert Memorial, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 7.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/03/1915 13/07/1917 20/07/1917 26/07/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7g 6c 6f 6c/f*
- Bolton Chronicle: 27/10/1916
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 13/07/1917 27/07/1917