About John Walton
Lived 1879 – 1947 (aged 67–68). John Walton was a rugby union player.
Ernest John Walton (November 1879 – 8 April 1947) was an English international rugby union player.
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.
Walton spent an extended period in Siam working for a lumber company, before settling in Ireland.
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Who was John Walton?
English international rugby union player
When was John Walton born?
John Walton was born in 1879.
When did John Walton die?
John Walton died on 8 April 1947.
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John Walton was a rugby union player.
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· DBpedia: John Walton (rugby union)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Walton. https://biography.guide/john-walton-rugby-union-player/
MLA: "John Walton." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/john-walton-rugby-union-player/.
Chicago: "John Walton." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/john-walton-rugby-union-player/.
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