WALTON, Leslie Norman
| Service Number: | 1726 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 March 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hindmarsh, South Australia, 5 February 1889 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk & Storekeeper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 10 October 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (1), Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh Federated Brick, Tile & Pottery Industrial Union Roll of Honor, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1726, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 9 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1726, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1726, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 3 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field | |
| 15 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, In the field | |
| 10 Oct 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 1726, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1726 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-10 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John (Manager of the Brickworks) and Elizabeth Milne (nee McBurnie) Walton of Taylors Road, Torrensville, SA; brother of Harold Walton, Robert William Torrens Walton and John Goffrey Walton
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Alison Renshaw
Leslie Norman Walton was the son of John Walton (1856-1941) and Elizabeth Milne McBurnie Walton (1864-1953) who were married in Bowden, South Australia on 23 April, 1883.
Leslie was born on 5 February, 1889 in Brompton, South Australia, the third of four sons.
His brothers were Harold Melville Walton (23/4/1884-20/4/1888), Robert William Torrens Walton (28/5/1886-16/12/1912) and John Geoffrey Hinch Walton (8/9/1897-2/10/1976).
Sadly for John and Elizabeth Walton three of their 4 sons died at a young age. Harold died of Diptheria at the age of 3, Robert sadly drowned in a dam at Broken Hill at the age of 26 years old and then their beloved son Leslie died in World War 1 at the age of 28.
Leslie was described in a letter from Sgt. Parker to his parents as follows: "Sgt. Walton was of very dark complexion, with curly hair, hence our nick name Curly, and there is unfortunately, absolutley no doubt as to his identity. I might add from my personal knowledge, Sgt Walton was very much an Australian soldier, and one for which I have the greatest regard as a pal. He was respected by all, and no one was missed more than he."
Leslie will never be forgotten for his bravery and for fighting for his country from the descendants of the Walton family. He had 3 nieces, Jean, June and Yvonne, 9 great nieces and nephews and many great great nieces and nephews.
Alison Renshaw (Great Great Niece)
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