WALTON, Charles
| Service Number: | 3004 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 September 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 20 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Whipmaker |
| Died: | Secondary Anaemia (post Diphtheritic) & Asphyxia (oedema glottides), No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, 10 August 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard Australian grave 62. Rev T. Terry and Rev A.F. Bladen officiated. Furneral Directors were C. Filkins of Harefield, Harefield (St Mary) Churchyard, Harefield, Hillingdon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3004, 50th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3004, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3004, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3004, Shell wound to the right forearm at Rouen. Transferred to England |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Pollock Walton and Beatrice (Bridget) (nee Kennedy) Walton Book/Page 433/203; brother of Ethel Pollock Walton, Athur James Walton,Mary Leonard Walton, Alfred Walton, William Pollock Walton and Oswald Walton
Death caused by Anaemia and Asphyxia and Oedema following the wounding. His brother Alfred Walton of the 32 Battalion was present at the funeral
His mother requested for the headstone inscription read 'In loving memory of my Dear Son Aud 10, 1918. While you Lie in Peaceful Sleep your Memory we Will always keep'
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 10th August......Private Charles Walton was born at Port Adelaide, South Australia in 1889. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 6th September, 1916 as a 27 year old, single, Whipmaker from Adelaide, South Australia.
Private Walton embarked from Adelaide on 6th November, 1916 with 7th Reinforcements of 50th Battalion & was posted to 13th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire, England on 10th January, 1917. He was admitted to Hospital from 5th April, 1917 with Scabies & rejoined the training Battalion on 19th April, 1917.
Private Walton arrived in France on 10th May, 1917. He was sent to Hospital on 3rd January, 1918 with Blepharitis (inflammation of the eyelids)& rejoined 50th Battalion on 8th April, 1918.
Private Charles Walton was wounded in action on 25th April, 1918 & was invalided to England where he was admitted to Bath War Hospital, England on 30th April, 1918 with shell wounds to right forearm – severe. He was transferred to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, England on 19th July, 1918 having developed septic Tonsillitis with Streptococci & Vincents Angina.
Private Charles Walton died at 10.50 pm on 10th August, 1918 at No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield Park, Harefield, Middlesex, England from Secondary Anaemia (post Diphtheritic) & Asphyxia (oedema glottides). He was buried in St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Harefield, Middlesex, England where 112 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/o---w.html
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