Name
Alvin Edward Wilton
Born
1894-03-21
Birth Place
Occupation
Bookkeeper
Religion
Presbyterian
Died
1917-01-05
Death
Killed in Action
Monument
Cemetery
Service Record 1
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
127350
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlisted
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1915-10-13
Prev Exp
Service Record 3
Regimental Number
127350
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
10th Brigade
Company
Trench Mortar Battery
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-05-28
Service Record 4
Regimental Number
128350
Highest Rank
Private
Conflict
Battalion
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-08-05
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
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Online Collections Link
Notes
From the 50th Battalion he was transferred back to the 10th Brigade on December 26, 1916. Son of Mr. Daniel & Mrs. Mary Ann Wilton Plot # 1413. Location at Walkerton Cemetery: Plot # 1413 Row 18 Section N/ESources & Links
- History of the County of Bruce Vol. 2- “Walkerton Public Cemetery (257) Branch Veteran’s Photo Gallery & Veterans of WWI & WWII that moved into the Community” BCM&CC, A2022.003.001
- Also see Obituary in the Walkerton Telescope, February 8, 1917
- Also see Articles in the Walkerton Telescope, September 14, 1916, p. 4, "Letter From Alvin Wilton"; February 8, 1817, p. 1; August 23, 1917, p. 2, "Grave Marked By Cross"; August 30, 1917
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave
News Clippings
Walkerton Telescope, Aug. 23, 1917
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Walkerton Telescope, Aug. 30, 1917
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Walkerton Telescope, Sept. 27, 1917
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Walkerton Telescope, September 27, 1917
