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Surname: BURTON
Forename(s): John
Place of Birth: Sedbergh, Yorkshire
Service No: 18587
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 7th (Service) Battalion
Division: 19th (Western) Division
Age: 25
Date of Death: 1917-02-05
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 7 A and 7 B.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: SEDBERGH, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
John Burton was the son of Richard and Agnes Eleanor Burton, née Chapman and brother of Rifleman George William Burton (45481) (q.v.). Their father was born at Dent and mother at Howgill near Sedbergh, Yorkshire.
1901 Sedbergh, Yorkshire Census: Back Lane - John Burton, aged 8 years, born Sedbergh, son of Richard and Agnes Eleanor Burton.
1911 Merton, Surrey Census: 31, Carlton Park Avenue, Raynes Park, Surrey - John Burton, aged 18 years, born Sedbergh, Yorkshire. [John, a shop assistant, was living with his sister-in-law Florence Burton. His brother, George, was absent when the census was taken.]
The British Army Service Record for John Burton exists but may be incomplete.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte John Burton, 18587, 7/S. Lan. R. Theatre of War first served in: 1 - France. Date of entry therein: 11.8.15. Pres. dead 5.2.17.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte John Burton, 18587, 7th South Lancs. Presumed dead 5.2.17.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte John Burton, 18587, 7th Bttn S. Lancs. Date and Place of Death: 5.2.17. On or Since. Death presumed. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Sister Sole Legatee - Mary A. £22 10s. 6d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) for John not found.
A short biography of John 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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Private John BURTON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Volunteers (South Lancashire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 19th (Western) Division
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The Sedbergh men who gave their lives
Right hand panel - Top row (l-r): Private Richard Winn, Private John Burton. Second row (l-r): Private John Nelson, Gunner Robert Matthew Fothergill. Third row (l-r): Private Robert Edward Seddon, A/Corporal Herbert Park. Fourth row (l-r): Gunner John Cyril Hindson, Private Charles James Sisson
Three-panel oil-painting, courtesy of the artist, David Hartnup
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