Basic Details
Surname
Walton
Forenames
Joseph
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Joseph Cyril
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide the extra details. The son of the Vicar of Southowram in Halifax, where he is also commemorated, he left the school in 1903 and worked for the Yorkshire Post newspaper. He was commissioned as soon as his enlisted in 1915, was wounded in 1917 but returned to become an Intelligence Officer, only to be killed by shellfire the following year on the last day of the German's Spring offensive. He is also commemorated on IWM 2755, 2757, and 2673 as well as the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Primary Service
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Belgium
Town of death
Kemmel
Year of death
1918
Month of death
April
Day of death
29
Age at death
30
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on this memorial
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action