Joseph Frank Walton
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Joseph Frank Walton


∗ 11-09-1915 Farnham, Waverley Borough, Surrey     † 08-07-1941 Houthem (25)
- Royal Air Force -

    Parents: Arthur Ernest & Christine Mabel Walton, Ash Vale, Surrey.
    Sgt. Joseph Frank Walton was on a bombing mission to the railway station in Mönchen-Gladbach with the Hampden AD937 when the aircraft was hit by the German night fighter [1] pilot Lt. Reinhold Knacke (I./NJG1) [2] and crashed in Houthem around 1:20 am between Putweg and Curfsweg. .[3]
    Three crew members, including J.F.Walton, were killed. After the war he was buried in the Commonwealth war cemetery, Jonkerbos.
    Op zijn graf staat de inscriptie:
    IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY. [4][5]

    Sergeant Joseph Frank Walton Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, Service Number: 908698 / 61 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Hemswell Air Base. [4]

    Footnotes

    1. Nachtjäger, Wikipedia • Deutsch • English • Français • Português
    2. Wikipedia EN Reinhold Knacke
    3. Open Street Map
    4. findagrave.com Joseph Frank Walton
    5. oorlogsdodennijmegen.nl Joseph Frank Walton
    6. More in our story Resistance in Valkenburg