Walton John Robert Pte. 4456762 - Revision history

70bgadmin at 11:07, 5 November 2021

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	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but almost certainly joined in Spring/Summer 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War in the Arras area - formally notified 9/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but almost certainly joined in Spring/Summer 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War in the Arras area - formally notified 9/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 4C, PoW number 5467.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 4C, PoW number 5467.
	\|Home address=Father - John William Walton (1885 - 1963), mother - Isabella Taylor (1887 - 1950). Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, then his family moved to West Auckland. Married Irene M. White (1914 - 1992) in Auckland District in April 1936. Brother to George Cameron Walton, 10th DLI.		\|Home address=Resident of Evenwood, Couty Durham. Father - John William Walton (1885 - 1963), mother - Isabella Taylor (1887 - 1950). Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, then his family moved to West Auckland. Married Irene M. White (1914 - 1992) in Auckland District in April 1936. Brother to George Cameron Walton, 10th DLI.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known - possibly C Company.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known - possibly C Company.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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	An image of Private J R Walton in his post-war role as a gamekeeper is set out below:-		An image of Private J R Walton in his post-war role as a gamekeeper is set out below:-


			Thanks are due to Kevin Richardson for local family history information.






	[[File:WALTON_John_-_Post-War.jpg\|800px\|thumb\|centre\|An image of Pte J R Walton post-war.]]		[[File:WALTON_John_-_Post-War.jpg\|800px\|thumb\|centre\|An image of Pte J R Walton post-war.]]

70bgadmin at 14:25, 4 April 2021

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	\|Army number=4456762		\|Army number=4456762
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
			\|Date of birth=Born 20/9/1913 at Evenwood. Mother's maiden surname Taylor.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but almost certainly joined in Spring/Summer 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War in the Arras area - formally notified 9/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but almost certainly joined in Spring/Summer 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War in the Arras area - formally notified 9/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 4C, PoW number 5467.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 4C, PoW number 5467.
	\|Home address=Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, then his family moved to West Auckland. Brother to George Cameron Walton, 10th DLI.		\|Home address=Father - John William Walton (1885 - 1963), mother - Isabella Taylor (1887 - 1950). Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, then his family moved to West Auckland. Married Irene M. White (1914 - 1992) in Auckland District in April 1936. Brother to George Cameron Walton, 10th DLI.
	\|Company/Battery=Not yet known - possibly C Company.		\|Company/Battery=Not yet known - possibly C Company.
	\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.		\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
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	\|Promotions=None known.		\|Promotions=None known.
	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=.		\|Died/Killed in action=Died 2/7/1973 at Butterknowle. Probate granted from the Newcastle Office 4/12/1973 in the sum of £1,591.
	\|Image Name=WALTON_John_Robert_Portrait.jpg		\|Image Name=WALTON_John_Robert_Portrait.jpg
	\|Image Title=Private John Robert Walton, 10th Battalion DLI.		\|Image Title=Private John Robert Walton, 10th Battalion DLI.

70bgadmin at 13:49, 4 April 2021

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	\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.		\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
	\|Died/Killed in action=.		\|Died/Killed in action=.
			\|Image Name=WALTON_John_Robert_Portrait.jpg
			\|Image Title=Private John Robert Walton, 10th Battalion DLI.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	}}		}}

			An image of Private J R Walton in his post-war role as a gamekeeper is set out below:-

			[[File:WALTON_John_-_Post-War.jpg\|800px\|thumb\|centre\|An image of Pte J R Walton post-war.]]

70bgadmin at 13:44, 4 April 2021

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	\|Army number=4456762		\|Army number=4456762
	\|Rank=Private.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but ~~probably~~ joined in Summer 1939. Posted 6th ~~Bn DLI~~. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - notified 9/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but almost certainly joined in Spring/Summer 1939, judging by his Regimental Number. Posted to the 6th Battalion The Durham Light Infantry. Posted to the 10th Battalion DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War in the Arras area - formally notified 9/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 4C, PoW number 5467.		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 4C, PoW number 5467.
	\|Home address=Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, then his family moved to West Auckland.		\|Home address=Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, then his family moved to West Auckland. Brother to George Cameron Walton, 10th DLI.
			\|Company/Battery=Not yet known - possibly C Company.
			\|Platoon or other sub-unit=Not yet known.
			\|Task or role=Rifleman.
			\|Joined Brigade=1/9/1939.
			\|Promotions=None known.
			\|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
			\|Died/Killed in action=.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	}}		}}

70bgadmin at 09:47, 28 March 2021

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	\|Surname and forenames=Walton John Robert		\|Surname and forenames=Walton John Robert
	\|Army number=4456762		\|Army number=4456762
	\|Rank=~~Pte~~.		\|Rank=Private.
	\|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th Bn DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 9/9/1940, Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.		\|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry, no enlistment date, but probably joined in Summer 1939. Posted 6th Bn DLI. Posted 10th Bn DLI - probably 1/9/1939. Served with the B.E.F. in Northern France. Taken Prisoner of War - notified 9/9/1940. Repatriated to the UK. Relegated to the Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.
	\|Prisoner of War=4C 5467		\|Prisoner of War=Yes - Camp 4C, PoW number 5467.
			\|Home address=Lived at The Oaks, Evenwood, then his family moved to West Auckland.
	\|Source table=10DLI		\|Source table=10DLI
	}}		}}

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{{Personnel
|Surname and forenames=Walton John Robert
|Army number=4456762
|Rank=Pte.
|Unit=Durham Light Infantry, No enlistment date, Posted ? 6th Bn DLI, Posted 10th Bn DLI, Prisoner of War 9/9/1940, Class Z Army Reserve 1/4/1946.
|Prisoner of War=4C 5467
|Source table=10DLI
}}