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Bert Alvin Walton

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Bert Alvin Walton

Birth
West Chester, Washington County, Iowa, USA
Death
23 Jul 1919 (aged 29)
Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, USA
Burial
West Chester, Washington County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Obituary:

Funeral services for Bert A. Walton of Westchester, who died at the insane hospital Wednesday morning, were held yesterday afternoon at Westchester. His was a particularly sad case. He returned in May from service in France, where he fought with a machine gun battalion for several months. After his return he went to Prescott, Kan., and his mental condition began to become bad. He was taken to Mt. Pleasant, where he rapidly declined. He was born at Westchester, Dec. 6, 1889, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Walton. He and his brother Joseph enlisted June 5, 1917, in Troop B, Iowa cavalry. Eight brothers survive. all of Westchester.
--The Daily Times (Davenport, IA) July 25, 1919
Obituary:

Funeral services for Bert A. Walton of Westchester, who died at the insane hospital Wednesday morning, were held yesterday afternoon at Westchester. His was a particularly sad case. He returned in May from service in France, where he fought with a machine gun battalion for several months. After his return he went to Prescott, Kan., and his mental condition began to become bad. He was taken to Mt. Pleasant, where he rapidly declined. He was born at Westchester, Dec. 6, 1889, and was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Walton. He and his brother Joseph enlisted June 5, 1917, in Troop B, Iowa cavalry. Eight brothers survive. all of Westchester.
--The Daily Times (Davenport, IA) July 25, 1919


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  • Maintained by: anonymous
  • Originally Created by: leslie
  • Added: Mar 31, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8582886/bert_alvin-walton: accessed ), memorial page for Bert Alvin Walton (6 Dec 1889–23 Jul 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8582886, citing West Chester Cemetery, West Chester, Washington County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by anonymous (contributor 47403004).