Walton Ambrose Captain 74371 - Revision history

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Walton Ambrose
|Army number=74371
|Rank=Captain
|Decorations=T.D., Citoyen D'Honneur Vill de Mezidon Canon, M.i.D. 8/11/1945
|Date of birth=7/5/1909
|Age=0
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Comm as 2/Lt 9th Bn 2/3/1938, Embodied 24/8/1939, Trf Black Watch 20/12/1939, Posted 1 TS 1/2/1940, Coy Cdrs School 5/40, Posted 1st Bn Black Watch, Posted 1 TS 2/7/1944, BAOR. Released from service as Hon Major 1946. Lt Col 1/5/1947. TARO 1/3/1949. Lt Col commanding 607 LAA Regiment Royal Artillery (Territorial Service).
|Company/Battery=A Coy, Bn HQ
|Task or role=OC, 2i/c 18/7/1944, CO.
|Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39
|Promotions=A/Captain 2/10/1939, W/S Lt and T/Captain 2/1/1940, W/S Captain 10/12/1941, T/Maj 26/4/43 and 19/7/44 later Lt Col Commanding 1 TS.
|Died/Killed in action=
|Home address=Son of Commander W H Walton RD RNR MBE 15, Albany Park Rd, Tynemouth, Educated Durham School. Brandling Park, Newcastle, 110 Osborne Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2. Kirkville, Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth. Rating Valuer and Chartered Surveyor.
|Source table=1TS
}}

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 |Army number=74371
 |Rank=Captain
-|Decorations=T.D., Citoyen D'Honneur Vill de Mezidon Canon, M.i.D. 8/11/1945
+|Decorations=T.D., Citoyen D'Honneur Vill de [[Mezidon-Canon]], M.i.D. 8/11/1945
 |Date of birth=7/5/1909
 |Age=0

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 |Date of birth=7/5/1909
 |Age=0
-|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Comm as 2/Lt 9th Bn 2/3/1938, Embodied 24/8/1939, Trf Black Watch 20/12/1939, Posted 1 TS 1/2/1940, Coy Cdrs School 5/40, Posted 1st Bn Black Watch, Posted 1 TS 2/7/1944, BAOR.  Released from service as Hon Major 1946.  Lt Col 1/5/1947.  TARO 1/3/1949.  Lt Col commanding 607 LAA Regiment Royal Artillery (Territorial Service).
+|Unit=Durham Light Infantry - Comm as 2/Lt 9th Bn 2/3/1938, Embodied 24/8/1939, Trf Black Watch 20/12/1939, Posted 1 TS 1/2/1940, Company Commanders School 21/4/1940 to 18/5/1940 (causing him to miss the B.E.F. and Dunkirk period of action).  Served Iceland.  Attended Winter Warfare School, Akureyri.  Posted 1st Bn Black Watch. Returned to 1 TS 2/7/1944.  Served in BAOR.  Released from service as Hon Major 1946.  Lt Col 1/5/1947.  TARO 1/3/1949.  Lt Col commanding 607 LAA Regiment Royal Artillery (Territorial Service).
-|Company/Battery=A Coy, Bn HQ
+|Company/Battery=A Company. C Company. Bn HQ.
-|Task or role=OC, 2i/c 18/7/1944, CO.
+|Task or role=Company Commander. 2i/c 18/7/1944, Bn CO.
 |Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39
 |Promotions=A/Captain 2/10/1939, W/S Lt and T/Captain 2/1/1940, W/S Captain 10/12/1941, T/Maj 26/4/43 and 19/7/44 later Lt Col Commanding 1 TS.

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 |Joined Brigade=01-Sep-39
 |Promotions=A/Captain 2/10/1939, W/S Lt and T/Captain 2/1/1940, W/S Captain 10/12/1941, T/Maj 26/4/43 and 19/7/44 later Lt Col Commanding 1 TS.
-|Died/Killed in action=
+|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
 |Home address=Son of Commander W H Walton RD RNR MBE 15, Albany Park Rd, Tynemouth, Educated Durham School.  Brandling Park, Newcastle,  110 Osborne Court, Newcastle-upon-Tyne 2.  Kirkville, Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth.  Rating Valuer and Chartered Surveyor.
 |Source table=1TS
 }}