Finally a grave fit for a hero as Birmingham First World War soldier is identified at last

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…