Walton, Cecil Charles Frederick | Universities at War

Personal details

Badges and Insignia -Northumberland Fusiliers. Image kindly provided by Wartime Memories Project.

Name on Memorial:

Walton, C. P.

Forename(s):

Cecil Charles Frederick

Surname:

Walton

Date of Death:

Wednesday, October 24, 1917

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Service Number:

235840

Rank:

Private

Service:

Army

Unit:

Northumberland Fusiliers , 9th Battalion

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

France and Flanders

Biography

Cecil, commonly known as Carsie, was the son of Horsley, a general cartman, and Margaret Walton. His father was a widower according to the 1911 census. Cecil had three siblings, Sarah, Horsley and Joseph.

Before the war Cecil was a grocer assistant, while his sister Sarah was a hotel keeper, his brother Horsley was a house painter and Joseph was a law clerk.

Cecil died on 24th October 1917 aged 24 in France.

It is thought that Cecil was entered incorrectly in the Roll of Service under the initials "CP".

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Cecil is buried in the Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Rosie Setford.