Park Cemetery, London beside the graves of Catherine and William Booth. Railton's son was the Reverend David Railton (1884–1955), a Church of England clergyman who conceived the idea of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in 1916 while serving as a British Army Chaplain on the Western Front. He died after falling from the overnight train from London arriving at the train station in Fort William on 30 June 1955. Legacy The Railton School for Youth Worker Training in Suffern, New York is named after Commissioner Railton. Publications 'The Authoritative Life of General William Booth', Hodder and Stoughton, (1912) 'Forward against Misery. Being an illustrated review of part of the social operations of the Salvation Army, etc.' The Salvation Army, London, (1912–13) 'Gideon Ouseley, an Oldtime Irish Salvationist' (1904) 'The History of our South African War' (1902) 'Lieut.-Col. Jacob Junker of Germany ... With a chapter contributed by Commissioner W. E. Oliphant' (1903) 'Peter Cartwright, God's Rough-rider' (1902) 'Some Prophecies Fulfilled. Being a brief account of Salvation Army work in various countries, etc.' Salvation Army, London, (1913) (Editor), 'The Truth about the Armstrong Case and the Salvation Army: being the Editor of the "Pall Mall Gazette’s" Statement in full, ... the defence of W. Bramwell Booth and Madame Combe by S. D. Waddy; ... the defence of Rebecca Jarrett by Charles Russell; ... and letters from Mrs. Booth and the Chief-of-Staff' Salvation Army Book Stores, London, (1885) References External links Railton's biography on SA Collectables Railton biography on the Salvation Army website Railton on the Salvation Army USA website Railton biography on the USA Central Territory website Full text of Railton's 'The Authoritative Life of General William Booth' 1849 births 1913 deaths Salvation Army officers Commissioners in The Salvation Army Scottish Salvationists Burials at Abney Park Cemetery People from Arbroath