Francis Walton (1832 – 14 July 1871) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer. Walton was born in England in 1832. Walton was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Marines in February 1849. He served in the Crimean War, for which he was later decorated by the Ottoman Empire in April 1858 with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class. Following the war, he gained promotion to first lieutenant in January 1853. A further promotion to captain followed in December 1860, before being appointed an adjutant in the 48th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps in September 1863. Walton played first-class cricket for Hampshire, debuting in the 1864 season against Middlesex at Islington. He made two further first-class appearances, in 1865 against Middlesex at Islington, and the M