hi.first thanks for the warm greetings to this site.where to start.?
now fred walton .was brought up with my grandfather when he married .
elise walton 1919. her husband killed in action.fred was often called smith . till he signed up for the army 1937.then was told to use his correct name .
walton.fred has sent me some photo .with little snippets on the back .
photo one. fred walton and jock in cario march 1941.
photo two .egypt 1941 .sam.jack .fred walton.
photo three.fred walton leaning against the flagpole.LULWORTH recruit 1937.
remember five shillings a week .the other nine shillings into credit.
photo four. 525 squad LULWORTH COVE. 1937-38,
fred allen .fred walton. hawkins stewart.tubby mytton. e roe. dick pitt.
bogey knight.kirkbright.andy little . saunders beech. vernon riddle.and last.
o symster.
photo five , corporal fred walton missing middle east 1942.now fred tells me
was captured on the longest day june 1942 six o.clock in the morning .with the barrel of a tank pointing at him .
fred was moved three times .last time was to germany.have a smashing photo .fred sent me . i blew it a to large print.
says ,english prisoners of war in leipzig.of to play football about thirty people in photo.
sorry have not put photo on site but unsure how to do it .
photo four is my main querry .do you see your name here ,?
also have a tale of fred in the war . was in a book .was asked to recount
war tales if any.one would like to read it .just say .and will post on site.
hope i have not been too long winded.
mike
