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Pte. Frederick William Britton

British Army 8th Battalion Border Regiment

from:Terrington St John, Norfolk

(d.21st March 1918)

Frederick Britton had previously served in the Boer War with the 3rd Norfolk Regiment. He enlisted with the same regiment on 17th of July 1915 but was transferred to the 10th Battalion of the Border Regiment on 9th November 1915 and then transferred to 8 Battalion of the Border Regiment on 30th of December 1915 and was promptly posted to France.

The battalion took part in many actions on the Western Front and he was killed in action on 21 March 1918 leaving a widow and six children. He is commemorated at the Arras Memorial Records have his surname variously spelled Britton/Britain/Brittain



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