John Walton (rugby union)
England international rugby union player
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Ernest John Walton (November 1879 – 8 April 1947) was an English international rugby union player.
Full nameErnest John Walton
BornNovember 1879
York, Yorkshire, England
Died8 April 1947 (aged 67)
County Waterford, Ireland
UniversityUniversity of Oxford
| Full name | Ernest John Walton | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | November 1879 York, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 April 1947 (aged 67) County Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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A native of York, Walton played rugby for Yorkshire club Castleford and was also an Oxford blue. He was a half–back and attained four England caps, across their 1901 and 1902 Home Nations campaigns, after which he moved to Burma.[1][2]
Walton spent an extended period in Siam working for a lumber company, before settling in Ireland.[3]