Eric Walton
Attended Queen Elizabeth School from 1928 to 1937.
He was an articled clerk to a charted accountant as was his older brother Edward. Their father ran a grocery shop which also sold wine and spirits.
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Son of Ernest Reuban and Carrie Walton of 60 Station Road, East Kirkby. Eric had 5 siblings
Edward (1920), Mary (1921), Nellie (1922) and twins Catherine & John born in 1929.
Flew a Halifax III serial number MZ844. They took off from Melbourne, Derbyshire to attack a V2 site in the Pas-de-Calais area. Their's was one of three aircraft lost on the raid.
2 members of the crew were flung from the plane and were injured but thet were helped by the French. The other 4 are buried in the cemetery at Brugens near St Omer.
He had enlisted in June 1941.
His older brother, Edward, served in the Royal Navy.
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