Lieutenant-Colonel B.B. Walton
1/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Major Walton said he struggled as hard as he could, but being at such a disadvantage he could do little. He was beginning to get short of breath, but managed to get away from the accused and immediately called out “Help, help,” twice, hoping that his wife would hear. Very soon after that, Mrs. Walton appeared wearing a dressing gown and, seeing what was happening, she started to beat the accused over the head with an object that the witness later learned was his fishing tackle …

 (Royal Gazette and Colonist, 7 Oct 1941, 6)

Born on 8 October 1905 in British India, Bendyshe Brome Walton was commissioned into the Royal Warwickshire Regiment in 1925. He was a battalion adjutant from 1936 t o 1939. In the early phase of the Second World War, he was posted to Bermuda Command as brigade major and general staff officer. While stationed on the island, he was attacked by his carriage driver on the night of 27 September 1941.

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