H.+WALTON

Walton, Harry, Lance Corporal, 7924, D Company, 2nd Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment Born: Trinity Tamworth, Staffs Enlisted: Derby Resided: Chelleston Disembarked for service 5th October 1914 Killed in action 25th September 1915 Aged 31 Brother of Mrs Annie Clarke, of Hademore Crossings, Whittington, Lichfield, Staffs Commemorated on the Loos Memorial, Panel 44 and 45 Harry is also commemorated on the Midland Railway Memorial; he worked as a labourer in the Way and Works Department at Ambergate Station 1911 Census Born Edingale, Staffordshire A Private of the 1st Battalion, Yorkshire Regiment, stationed in Africa Article in Derbyshire Courier, 13th November 1915: **AMBERGATE MAN MISSING** **Unconfirmed Report of His Death** An Ambergate soldier, Lance-Corporal H. Walton, a reservist in the 2nd Yorkshire Regiment, has been missing for nearly seven weeks, and an unconfirmed report has been received that he has been killed. Since rejoining the Army he had been promoted to the rank of lance-corporal. For 18 months he had lodged with Mr. George Bates, junior, of Ambergate, who has not had any news of him for seven weeks. Mr. Bates wrote to the soldier’s married sister at Lichfield asking her as to his whereabouts. She replied that she had seen his death reported in the newspapers and that she was waiting for official confirmation of the news. Lance-Corporal Walton had been in Egypt, China and other countries. He was one of the first to rejoin the colours. In civil life he formerly worked at the Ambergate Wire Works and later on the Midland Railway line between Ambergate and Belper, with H. Jackson, foreman platelayer. He is 27 years of age and has no parents.

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