A Naval Biographical Dictionary/Walton, Charles John
WALTON. (Lieutenant, 1840.)
Charles John Walton entered the Navy 31 May, 1828; and passed his examination in 1834. As a reward for his services at St. Jean d’Acre, where he officiated as Aide-de-Camp to the Turkish Admiral, the present Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant 4 Nov. 1840. His succeeding appointments were – 18 June, 1841, and 10 Jan. 1842, to the Ganges 84 and Stromboli steamer, Capts. Barrington Reynolds and Wm. Louis, both in the Mediterranean – 7 Feb. 1843, to the command of the Victoria revenue-cruizer – 9 Aug. following, to the Hydra steam-sloop, Capt. Horatio Beauman Young, whom he accompanied to the coast of Africa – in Dec. 1844, for a few months, to the Excellent gunnery-ship at Portsmouth, Capt. Sir Thos. Hastings – 29 Sept. 1846, as Additional, to the Hibernia 104, flag-ship of Sir Wm. Parker in the Mediterranean – and, 8 Jan. 1847, to the charge, which he retained until the close of the year, of a station in the Coast Guard. Agents – Messrs. Chard.