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George Burton

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Forename George
Surname Burton
Middle Name William
Memorial Tyldesley Cenotaph
Age 28
Address 6 Ashwell Street
Parents' Address 262 Blue Bell Cottages, Chorley Rd, Westhoughton
Township Tyldesley
Rank Gunner
Occupation or place of work Colliery Worker at Cleworth Hall Colliery, Tyldesley Coal Co
Regiment Royal Field Artillery 81st Batt
Day of Death 29
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1916
Cause of Death Killed in action
Place of Burial Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm)
Regiment Number 49387
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Son of William and Charlotte
On Leigh Journal Roll of Honour
CWGC, Ancestry, LJ 30/6/16