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Surname: BURTON
Forename(s): George William
Place of Birth: Sedbergh, Yorkshire
Service No: 45481
Rank: Rifleman
Regiment / Corps / Service: London Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1/18th (County of London) Battalion. (London Irish Rifles)
Division: 47th (1/2nd London) Division
Age: 34
Date of Death: 1917-12-06
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: P. V. K. 8A.
CWGC Cemetery: ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SEDBERGH, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
George William Burton was the son of Richard and Agnes Eleanor Burton, née Chapman and brother of Private John Burton (18587) (q.v.). Their father was born at Dent and mother at Howgill near Sedbergh, Yorkshire.
1891 Sedbergh, Yorkshire Census: Back Lane - George Burton, aged 7 years, born Sedbergh, son of Richard and Agnes Burton.
1901 Sedbergh, Yorkshire Census: Back Lane - George W. Burton, aged 17 years, born Sedbergh, son of Richard and Agnes Eleanor Burton.
George was married to Florence Purkiss in 1910.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte George W. Burton, 45481, R. Ir. Rif.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Rfm George William Burton, 2/45481, 2/R. Ir. Rif.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte George William Burton, 45481,1/18th Bn R. Irish Rifles. Date and Place of Death: 6.12.17 wounds Rouen. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow Sole Legatee - Florence. £8 7s. 2d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) for George not found.
A short biography of George is included in: ‘Sedbergh and District 1914-1918 – But who shall return the children?’ Compiled by Sedbergh and District History Society. Edited by Diane Elphick (2016).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Rifleman George William BURTON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: London Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 47th (1/2nd London) Division
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The Sedbergh men who gave their lives
Left hand panel - Top row (l-r): Private Thomas Cragg, Private Samuel Lakin. Second row (l-r): Private William Eglin Armer, Private Thomas Birkett Stockdale. Third row (l-r): Rifleman George William Burton, Private Frederick Proud Herd. Fourth row (l-r): Private Stephen Atkinson, Private Henry Wilson
Three-panel oil-painting, courtesy of the artist, David Hartnup
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21 December 1917
SEDBERGH - Casualties
Private G. Burton, of the London Irish Rifles Regiment, was wounded in France on the 2nd inst. and died in hospital on the 8th. Private Burton was married and lived at Wimbledon before joining his regiment. He was the third son of Mr. Rd. Burton, of New Street, Sedbergh.
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