Corporal 5277 Walter Thomas COMPTON

Corporal 5277 Walter Thomas Compton{gallery}Cpl W T Compton{/gallery}14th Battalion, Army Cyclist Corp
Died of influenza in Italy, 1st December 1918, aged 23

• Buried: Dueville Communal Cemetery Ext, Vicenza, Italy. Grave 2.A.2
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of William and Fanny Compton of Collins Farm, Wishaw
• Brother of Pte Frank Compton
• NNWFHS Memorial: Wishaw
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Corporal Compton
• NNWFHS Wishaw War Memorial Page
• Dueville Communal Cemetery
• Army Cyclist Corp

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born Jan Qtr 1894
  
• Lived at 8 Bumble End, Wishaw [1911]
  
• Occupation not given in 1911 census