Joseph Walton (British Army officer)

Joseph Walton
Died	1808
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service / branch	British Army
Rank	Major-General
Battles / wars	American Revolutionary War

Major-General Joseph Walton (died 1808) was Master Gunner, St James's Park, the most senior ceremonial position in the Royal Artillery after the Sovereign.

Military career

Walton was commissioned into the Royal Artillery and was sent to North America where he was serving under General Thomas Gage in 1764.[1]

He held the position of Master Gunner, St James's Park from 1783[2] and of Colonel of the Invalid Battalion from 1793.[3] He was promoted to Major-General in 1802[4] and died in 1808.[5]

References

1. Pursuit of profit and preferment in colonial North America: John Bradstreet's Quest By William G. Godfrey, Page 215 Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1983, ISBN 978-0-88920-108-8
2. "Royal Artillery at Regiments.org". Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
3. "No. 13599". The London Gazette. 3 December 1793. p. 1081.
4. "No. 15478". The London Gazette. 8 May 1802. p. 466.
5. Military Memoir of Lieutenant General Sir John Macleod, Page 19

Honorary titles
Preceded by Held by an NCO	Master Gunner, St James's Park 1783–1808	Succeeded by Sir John Macleod