His story
Son of James and Christina Brunton, of Blawhill, Biggar, Lanarkshire.
He served as a sergeant in the Army Veterinary Corps, under service number TT/02692.
He died on 14 July 1918, aged 30. He is buried at Cornamagh Cemetery.
Walter worked as a grocer in civilian life. His mother Christina was née Crawford.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Grocer
- Family
- Son of James and Christina Brunton (née Crawford), of Blawhill, Biggar, Lanarkshire.
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Sergeant
- Service number
- TT/02692
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 14 July 1918
- Age
- 30
- Cemetery or memorial
- Cornamagh Cemetery
- Grave reference
- K. 25.
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- Research record number: 365
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Walter Robert Brunton”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/brunton-walter-robert-tt-02692/.
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