P/O. Colin Alan "Happy" Walton . Royal Australian Air Force 194 Squadron from Narrandera nsw Australia (d.3rd May 1945) My father, Colin Walton, joined the RAAF in Australia on 2nd of July 1940 and was sent to Canada and England to train. He was then stationed in India and flew Dakotas from Imphal, India delivering supplies. His last flight was his third mission for the day in very bad weather. He and his crew were declared missing on 3rd of May 1945.
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Dennis George Walton . Auxiliary Fire Service from Aldershot Dennis Walton served with the Auxiliary Fire Service in WW2.
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Edward Walton . Auxiliary Fire Service from Hendon, Sunderland
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Pte. Ernest John Walton . British Army 3rd Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps from Cheltenham (d.8th Feb 1944) Pte Ernest J Walton of the 3rd Field Ambulance, RAMC was killed at Anzio on the 8th Feb 1944. If anyone has knowledge of what events took place this day and the preciding few days we would be very grateful.
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F Walton . British Army F Walton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. Francis James Walton . British Army 9th Battalion Durham Light Infantry (d.8th Feb 1941) Francis Walton was the son of Hector James and Mary Elizabeth Walton of Primrose, Jarrow.
He died aged 20 and is buried in Jarrow Cemetery.
He is commemorated on the WW2 Roll of Honour Plaque in the entrance of Jarrow Town Hall.
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Flt/Eng Frederick Walton . Royal Air Force (d.10th July 1943) I am seeking anyone who may have known my Great Uncle 1436208 Sergeant (Flt. Engr.) Frederick Walton who along with the rest of his crew were reported killed in action when their Halifax V serial LK892 code MP-C from 76 Squadron took off from RAF Holme on Spalding Moor at 2250 on 9/10.08.1943 on Ops to Mannheim when returning home the aircraft was hit by flak and crashed in flames astride a rail line near Pointe de Garennes at Wimereux-Aubenge (pas de Calais), 5 k N of Boulogne. The rest of the crew were as follows;
- 415055 Flight Lieutenant Colin McTaggart Shannon DFC RAAF
- 655439 Sergeant (Air Bomber) Torrance Buchan
- 1129601 Sergeant (Air Gnr.) John Dodson
- 132386 Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) William Claude Ellis DFC
- 113498 Flying Officer (Nav.) Geoffrey Austin Turner
- 928040 Sergeant (Air Gnr.) John Smith (his brother 810792 Signalman Walter Charles who was attached to 12th Indian Inf. Bde. Sig. Sec also died on service).
Frederick was involved in another incident 3 weeks prior to his death during ops to Essen on 25/26 July (aircraft DK148 MP-G Bar), which resulted in the officers receiving the DFC.
The aircraft took off at 22:16 from Holme on Spalding Moor. It lost an airscrew while over the target, which hit the side of the fuselage. The order to bale out was given, but after Sgt Waterman had done so, control was regained and the crew returned to base and crash-landed 04:26. The Halifax was so badly damaged that it was deemed to be beyond economical repair.
the crew were;
- F/L C M Shannon RAAF
- Sgt F Walton
- Sgt V S Shaw
- Sgt T Buchan
- P/O W.C. Ellis
- Sgt E W Waterman POW
- Sgt Dodson
- Sgt E W Waterman was POW at camps 4B/Stalag Luft 3 number 222416
Does anyone know what happened to Sgt Shaw and Waterman? They were not involved with the fateful mission (Sgt Waterman being a POW).
I have the ops records for the crew, which included details of other problematic landings etc. I have also been in contact with family members of CMS & TB.
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FW Walton . British Army Lincolnshire Regiment FW Walton served with the Lincolnshire Regiment British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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George Crogan Walton . Royal Air Force Only know my father George Walton served at RAF Silloth during WW2. We have no other information.
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Pte. George Geordie Walton . British Army 2nd Btn. Seaforth Highlanders from Witton Park, Bishop Auckland My grandfather George Walton originally started his military service in 1940 with the DLI, but was transferred to the Seaforths after Dunkirk.
I know he served in all theatres after the Dunkirk evacuation: North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Ardennes, and finally into Germany where he de-mobbed.
He was a dispatch rider by trade, but when he wasn't on the bike he was a Bren Gunner on a Universal Carrier.
He was very close friend with another Seaforth's veteran from Ayr called Jimmy Allen. Can anyone provide more information?
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GH Walton . British Army GH Walton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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GM Walton . British Army GM Walton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt. H. Walton . 87 Squadron
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Jack Walton . Army 5th Btn. The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
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James Walton . British Army 49th Btn. Recce Corps My father served with 49th Recce Regiment during WWII.
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JD Walton . British Army JD Walton served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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C.Stkr. John Henry Walton . Royal Navy HMS Nigeria from Dagenham Both my father, John Henry Walton and his brother Stanley Walton, served on the HMS Nigeria. Although this was not allowed. My uncle Stanley Walton had lied about his age and about his family connection.
When this was discovered they both had to see the Captain, who after much consideration allowed them to continue serving together, as my father was a stoker therefore working in the bowels of the ship, and my uncle was a signalman, therefore working on deck, so the Captain decided that it was less likely that both would be killed at the same time!
My father served from 1939 right until 1946 on the same ship, spending 9 months in America whilst the ship was being refitted, following Operation Pedestal. My Uncle joined after the ship returned from America. Sadly, their time in the far East, caused a mole on my uncle's face to react to the strong sunlight, and he died of melanoma in 1956, at the age of just 25 years. My father lived until age 70 but rarely talked of his experiences during the war. We heard a lot about his time in America, and for may years received parcels from the family with whom he had stayed.
I have learned so much from Jack Edward's book, and now from the research on the internet. What brave men they all were.
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Sgt. John Watson Walton MiD.. Royal Air Force 51 Squadron from Newcastle upon Tyne John Walton was an RAF Armourer with 51 Squadron. He was Mentioned in Despatches for distinguished service.
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F/O. Lloyd Henry Walton . Royal Canadian Air Force 420 Sqdn. from Sault Ste. Marie, ON Canada (d.22nd July 1943) Flying Officer Lloyd Walton was the Bomb Aimer on HE334 of 420 Squadron. He was killed in action after air operations over Naples, Italy on 22nd of July 1943 aged 22.
He was the son of Frederick Foster Walton and Mary Irene Walton, of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada.
He is buried in Cassino War Cemetery, Italy.
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Sgt. Matthew "Jock" Walton . British Army from Kilburn, London
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Sgt. Noble Walton . British Army 10th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from Willington, County Durham Sergeant Noble Walton was born in Crook, County Durham on 7th February 1908. Before he enlisted with the Territorial Army on 30th November 1927 he worked as a coal miner. When the war broke out he was originally a member of 6th Battalion Durham Light Infantry, and in 1939 the 6th DLI HQ announced that they would become 10th Battalion.
In 1940 The 10th DLI served in France as part of the 70th Infantry Brigade, and this included action in the Allied evacuation from Dunkirk in May and June. It was here that Sergeant Noble was captured. He was sent to Stalag 8b in Lamsdorf, Poland, and became a POW there on 12th July 1940.
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Ronald Walter "Wally" Walton . British Army Royal Corps of Signals from Norwich, England My father, Ronald Walter "Wally" Walton was in the Royal Corp of Signals.
His hometown was Norwich, in Norfolk, England. He was
captured in North Africa (Libya) in 1941 and imprisoned
in Italy until 1943. He was then moved to Stalag 4B until
the end of the war. He didn't tell us much about his
experiences, but we know he taught electronics in the camp.
If anyone knew my dad I would appreciate hearing from you.
Sadly, he passed away in 1996, he was 78.
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L/Cpl Ronald Walter Walton . British Army Royal Corps of Signals from Norwich, Norfolk My father, Wally Walton was captured in North Africa in 1941. He spent a brief period in Italy before being transferred to Stalag IV-B. He didn't share a lot of information with us, but I believe he was a Red Cross representative at the camp and he told us several escapes were made from under his bed. In peacetime, he worked for the G.P.O. (General Post Office). I believe he lectured on electronics to fellow P.O.W.s and some of his notes are now available at the Imperial War Museum in the U.K.
He described the final days at the camp in much the way others have described it here. Cossacks arriving at the gate, one officer touching the gate in a symbolic "release", but then being told to stay in the camp by senior British officers to wait for the Americans.
If anyone remembers my father I would appreciate hearing from you.
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William Walton . British Army Black Watch from Stockport
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WR Walton . British Army Royal Armoured Corps WR Walton served with the Royal Armoured Corps British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Sgt R. Walton. . Sgt Walton was a Navigator killed on Ops Nov 43 flying from RAF Elvington.
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F/Sgt Geoffrey Walton. . RAFVR 1659 HCU
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Stf.Sgt. Edward "Wally" Walzak . United States Army Air Corps from Harleyville, PA Edward Walzak was a U.S. Army Air Corps Flying Staff Sgt. who flew 50 combat missions on B-17's out of Foggia, Italy during WWII as a ball turret gunner.
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JDF Wan-dijk . British Army JDF Wan-dijk served with the British Army. I have his unissued dogtags, made in preparation for deployment to the Far East and would love to get them home to his family. I am happy to cover all costs. If you are a family member or can put me in touch with them please get in touch. Update: Unfortunately The Wartime Memories Project has lost touch with Dan, his website, facebook page and email have all ceased to function. But if you can add any details about the person listed, please use the add to record link below.
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Pte. P. Wanaguru . British Army Royal Army Service Corps
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