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Pte. Anthony Burton

British Army 2nd Battalion Durham Light Infantry

from:Gateshead,Durham.

(d.24th Sep 1918)

Anthony Burton was my maternal great grandfather. He was one of 7 brothers and sisters and was born in 1895 in Gateshead, Durham. His parents were Henry and Ellen Burton,nee;Moody, whose last known address was 35 Bensham Terrace, Gateshead. His siblings were Herbert, Albert, Elizabeth, Robert, Thomas and Quinton Burton.

In 1914 after falsifying his documents to make him older then he was he married Harriet Corbett and they produced 2 daughters Eleanor M. Burton who was born in 1915 and Thelma Burton born in 1916. Anthony joined the Durham Light Infantry in 1915 and was killed in action in France and Flanders 24th September 1918.



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