Walter Gratton
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Walter Gratton was born on 7th June 1893 the son of John a farmer and Catherine Gratton née Walster of Kneesall. John was born in 1862 at Edingley, Catherine Walster in 1861 at Normanton. Married 30/8/1883, they had the following children - William b.1884, Edwin b.1886, John Henry b.1888, Alfred b.1890, Kate b.1892, Walter b.1894 and George b.1895. All were born in Oxton or Kneesall. In 1911, the family lived at Kneesall but Walter had left home to an unknown address.
Walter Gratton enlisted at Chelsea. He served in Gallipoli where he was wounded and evacuated to the General Hospital in Alexandria where he died of his wounds. Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt. Grave Reference: J.16.
Walter's brother Private George Gratton enlisted at Worksop and was killed serving with 11th Battalion Sherwood Foresters 1/7/1916. Walter's brother Alfred Gratton was called up on 29th January 1918. He was posted to the Labour Corps and then transferred to the Gloucester Regiment. He embarked from Folkstone on 2nd April 1918 and landed the same day in Boulogne. It was found that he suffered from extreme deafness and returned to England on 4th June 1918 and admitted to Croydon war hospital. He was assessed from 4th until 11th June 1918 and finally discharged from the army on 9th September 1918 being no longer fit for war service.
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