WALTON, Robert
| Service Number: | 3901 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Brisbane, Qld |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 47th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension VII B 43 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough City Hall Honour Roll, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough St. Paul's Anglican Church Book of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3901, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3901, 15th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3901, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 13 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3901, 47th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3901 awm_unit: 47th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Elizabeth Walton, of Walker St., Maryborough, Queensland.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF THE DEAR SON OF MR. & MRS. J. WALTON, QUEENSLAND
On Saturday afternoon last the Rev. C S. Hamlyn-Harris, M.A., broke the sad news to the parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Walton, of Walker Street, Maryborough, of the death from wounds received in action in France of Private Robert Walton. Private Walton was 21 years of age, and enlisted about 12 months ago. He has been in France for about three months. The deceased was a popular member of the Wallaroo Football Club. His demise at the entrance into manhood is a sad one, and one which will arouse much sympathy for the bereaved parents.
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