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Finally a grave fit for a hero as Birmingham First World War soldier is identified at last John Walton was just 20 when he fell on the Western Front - more than a century on his sacrifice is recorded on a new headstone Pte John Walton's new headstone is dedicated at Perth (China Wall) Cemetery in Belgium. A Birmingham soldier's heroism was finally recognised after his remains were identified more than a century after he fell on the Western Front. Pte John Walton died aged just 20 at Verbranden Molen, near Ypres in Belgium, on February 15, 1916, nine days...