Horace WALTON MM

Horace Walton MM Photo:
State Library of Queensland
Birthplace
West Wallsend, NSW
Resided
Dalby
Occupation
Stockman
Enlisted
27-July-1915
Place
Brisbane
Age
18
Status
Single
Service No
3533
Rank
Private
Unit
9th Battalion, 11th Reinforcements
Embarked
21-October-1915
Place
Brisbane
Active Service
Egypt, Western Front
Highest rank
Corporal
Honours and Awards
No
Fate
Returned to Australia
June 1919
Notes

 Name on ROH: E. Walton

 

Military  Medal citation: “For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during the attack on our positions opposite Dernancourt and Albert on the 5th April 1918. When the telephone lines were cut by heavy shelling in the vicinity of his battery position, Gunner Walton at once went out to repair the breaks. In company with another man, at great personal risk, he succeeded in re-establishing and maintaining communication with Group Headquarters, a task which entailed constant work under very heavy shell fire.” (Awarded 27 November 1918)