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Pte. William Burrows
British Army 7th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Boldon Colliery, Durham
(d.28th April 1918)
Dvr. Edward Henry Bursey
British Army Royal Horse Artillery
from:Keyhaven, Hampshire
My Grandfather, Edward Bursey, spent the war on the Western Front with the Royal Horse Artillery. I have the diary he kept from July 1917 until September 1918. During this time he was in Flanders and then the Somme where they kept the guns supplied from the ammunition columns. My father also told me that he rode the teams that pulled the limbered guns, and in fact when he was injured in September 1918 he was strapped to a gun carriage to take him away from the fighting. He was discharged unfit in January 1919 and spent the rest of his life in the Keyhaven area with his family working in agriculture and died in 1953.
Pte. Francis Burt
British Army 1st Btn. Worcestershire Regiment
from:Bristol
Frank Burt was my great grand uncle. He was the son of Joseph and Amelia Burt from Bristol. Frank was captured in 1918 and was a German POW from about July 1918 until the end of the war. He survived the war and moved to Canada where he was a career miner in Tinmmins, Ontario, Canada. He married Violet Slucutt in 1921. He had two sons, Frank Jr. and Raymond. He died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1960.
Pte. George Burt
British Army 68th MG Coy. Machine Gun Corps
(d.11th Nov 1917)
George Burk is buried in Pegli Communal Cemetery in Italy.
Cpl. John Alexander Burt
British Army 9th (Queen Victoria Rifles) Btn. London Regiment
(d.1st July 1916)
John Burt of the 9th London Regiment is buried in Gomecourt British cemetery no 2. He was reinterred at Gommecourt from his original burial place.
CSM. Leonard Burt MiD.
British Army 2nd Btn. Kings Royal Rifle Corps
(d.26th October 1918)
Leonard Burt was born in Croydon in 1885, he enlisted in Liverpool in 1906, aged 21. After training at Winchester he joined 2nd KRRC in 1906 for service in India. There he saw active service, and was wounded. He returned with the battalion in 1910 to Winchester.
In July 1914 he was promoted to Sergeant in anticipation of an immanent return to India. However the War intervened and he landed at Le Havre on 13th of August 1914, part of 1st Infantry Division, BEF. He received shrapnel wounds in the withdrawal to the river line and was invalided home.
On his recovery he was posted to Sheernenss, as Acting CQMS and then Acting CMS, training the new Army 6th (Service) Battalion, KRRC. He rejoined the 2nd KRRC on the Western Front, serving there until his death in late October 1918.
In December 1917 he re-enlisted 'in the field' and was confirmed as CSM. his records show that his conduct was described as Gallant and that he was Mentioned in Dispatches. He served through the German Spring offensives of 1918. He was in a Reserve trench at Englefontaine when the German artillery blitzed the reserves. Leonard and others were killed and wounded. He is commemorated on the Memorial Panels in the Vis-en-Artois Cemetery.
He had been awarded the India General Service Medal, the 1914 Star with clasp, the British Victory Medal 1914-18, the British War medal 1914-18. Additionally posthumously 91919) he was awarded the rank of Knight of the Order of Leopold II with gold palm by the King of the Belgians 'for services to the Belgian people', the award was reported in the London Gazette.
L/Cpl. Richard Burt
British Army 81st Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Askam in Furness, Cumbria
(d.14th February 1918)
Richard Burt was born in 1899, the son of Harry and Isabel Burt who lived at 34 John Street, Askam. Richard had 8 siblings, Anne, Henry, John, William, Isabel and Albert. Before joining up Richard worked for his father who was a carter and coal merchant.
The sad news of Richard's death was conveyed to his parents on 23rd of February 1918, Richard had been in France for 12 months. He was wounded on 28th of January 1918 in the left thigh and taken to Camiers Dannes 4th General Military Hospital, France, where his leg was amputated. Richard failed to recover and died in hospital of his wounds.
Amongst his things sent home was an unfinished letter written in pencil, the tone of which was very cheerful. Another son William was a prisoner of war in Germany about 75 miles from Berlin and worked at a coal mine. He returned home in January 1919 together with Gilbert Brocklebank, whose parents had the Vulcan. Richard's father died in 1937 aged 86 and his mother Isabel died in 1943 aged 84, both are buried at St Peters Churchyard, Ireleth. In 2015 we visited Richard's grave at Etaples, near Le Touquet in France and left messages from Askam and Ireleth to say we remember him.
Pte. Percy Burtenshaw
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Sompting, Sussex
(d.30th July 1916)
Pte. Blenheim Edward Burtmore
British Army 13th Btn. Kings Liverpool Regiment
Cpl. A. F. Burton
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Benwell
A Burton was admitted to Rouen Hospital in July 1916
Lance Corporal Alexander Stewart Burton VC
First Australian Imperial Force 7th Battalion
from:Australia
(d.9 August 1915)
Cpl. Alexander Stewart Burton VC
Australian Imperial Force 7th Btn.
from:Victoria, Australia.
(d.9th Aug 1915)
Alexander Burton was killed in action 8th/9th August 1915, aged 21 and is commemorated on the Lone Pine Memorial in the Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey. He was the son of Alfred E. and Isabella Burton. Native of Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
An extract from The London Gazette,"No. 29328, dated 15th Oct., 1915, records the following:- "For most conspicuous bravery at Lone Pine trenches in the Gallipoli Peninsula on the 9th Aug., 1915. In the early morning the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by Lieutenant Tubb, Corporals Burton and Dunstan, and a few men. They advanced up a sap and blew in a sandbag barricade, leaving only one foot of it standing, but Lieutenant Tubb, with the two corporals, repulsed the enemy and rebuilt the barricade. Supported by strong bombing parties, the enemy twice again succeeded in blowing in the barricade, but on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt, although Lieutenant Tubb was wounded in the head and arm, and Corporal Burton was killed by a bomb while most gallantly building up the parapet under a hail of bombs."
Pte. Ambrose Burton
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
Ambrose Burton is an ancestor of my wife. He was discharged from the 9th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 18th of May 1919 from the Salonika Base Area.
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.
Pte. Anthony Burton
British Army 2nd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:Bensham Terrace, Gateshead, Durham
(d.24th Sept 1918)
Anthony Burton born 1895, was my great grandfather. He was killed in action in France & Flanders on 24th of September 1918 aged just 22 years. Before enlisting in the 2nd Battalion, Durham Light Infantry, he married my great grandmother Harriet Armstrong Corbett, born 1893. They met whilst his family were residing at 35 Bensham Terrace, Gateshead, Durham. Harriet's cousin Charlotte lived at 45 Bensham Terrace. They married in 1914 and produced two daughters, Eleanor Burton born 1915 and Thelma Burton (my grandmother) in 1916. Sadly he never got to see his two daughters grow up. Anthony was the son of Henry Burton and Ellen Moodie and brother of Herbert, Sarah, Albert, Elizabeth, Quinton, Robert, John & Thomas Burton. After the war he received the British war medal & Victory medal.
Such a tragic end to a young life. Nevertheless, a very brave man of whom his descendants are immensely proud. He would have been the proud grandfather of five, great grandfather of ten and great great grandfather of nineteen.
Lt. C J Burton
British Army 50th Battalion Machine Gun Corps
Pte. Charles Silvester Burton
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Kenilworth, Warwickshire
(d.23rd Mar 1918)
We know from a letter written by a comrade shortly afterwards (now sadly lost) that Charles Burton was machine gunned as a patrol moved around during the German Spring Offensive of 1918. He was aged 36. He has no known grave. He was born in Minworth, Warkwickshire around 1882. We have no pictures of him and think that any that may have existed may have been destroyed by his wife Selina (my Great Grandmother) after his death. His War Medal may also have been pawned at some point. It is possible he was a carpenter, but we cannot confirm that yet. I would be interested to know if you have any photos of the 10th RWR from around that time. We are still trying to find out more about him.
L/Cpl. Charles Burton
British Army 1/4th Btn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
from:Halifax
(d.14th April 1918)
Charles Burton was born in Huddersfield and at the time of his death his wife, Mary Sarah nee Chadburn and infant daughter Alice lived in Pontefract. He served in the 1st/4th Battalion of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. They were part of 148th Brigade which were themselves part of the 49th (West Riding) Division from May 1915. The Division fought through the Somme and Passchendaele into 1918 and Charles was killed in action on the 14th April 1918 during the many battles near Ypres. His name is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial.
Pte. Daniel Burton
British Army 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:83 Thomas St, Miles Platting, Manchester
(d.8th March 1916)
My Great Grand-father, Danny Burton joined up at the age of 34, he died at the Battle of Dujaila in Mesopotamia on the 8th of March 1916. He left a wife and 4 daughters.
2nd Lt. Francis James Burton
Australian Imperial Force Australian Light Horse
from:Australia
(d.31st Oct 1917)
Francis James Burton was born at Minyip, Victoria in 1894 and worked as a farmer before the outbreak of the First World War. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force on 22 August 1914 at Broadmeadows, Victoria. Burton departed Melbourne aboard HMAT Wiltshire on 19 October 1914. He served with the Australian Light Horse in the Middle East. Francis Burton died on 31 October 1917 and is buried at Beersheba War Cemetery, Israel
Pte. Frank Burton
British Army South Staffordshire Regiment
from:Birmingham
Frank Burton served with the South Staffordshire Regiment and later transferred to the Royal Engineers.
RSM Fred Burton DCM
British Army 12th Btn Durham Light Infantry
from:8, Grasmere Ave, Newburn, Northumberland
(d.27th Oct 1918)
Burton, Fred. Regimental Serjeant Major 89031, Killed in action on 27th October 1918. Aged 34 years.
Buried in Tezze British Cemetery Italy, North of Venice, in grave Plot 6. Row A. Grave 17.
The 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers records show that RSM Burton was previously in the 19th Btn with service number 19/184. Also that he was to the UK sick 29.1.18, Later killed in action whilst serving with 12th Btn Durham Light Infantry. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Husband of Frances Burton, of 8, Grasmere Ave, Newburn, Northumberland.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Capt Frederick Raymond Burton
British Army 14th (Severn Valley Pioneers) Battalion Worcestershire Regiment
from:Birmingham
Pte. George Burton
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.12th Feb 1915)
George Burton died of wounds and is buried in Les Gonards Cemetery, Versailles
Pte. George Burton
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.12th Feb 1915)
George Burton died of wounds and is buried in Les Gonards Cemetery, Versailles
Pte. George Burton
British Army 2nd Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
(d.12th Feb 1915)
George Burton died of wounds and is buried in Les Gonards Cemetery, Versailles
Pte. George Henry Burton
British Army 16th (3rd Birmingham) Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Knowle, Solihull
(d.10th October 1917)
Sgt. Harry Stewart Burton
British Army 16th (2nd Salford Pals) Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers
from:Salford, Lancashire
Pte. Herbert James Charleton Burton
Australian Imperial Force 43rd Battalion
from:Angaston
My grandfather, Herbert Burton, was injured in Belgium at Ypres and was repatriated to Eastbourne around 3td of July 1917. He had severe gunshot wounds to his shoulder, and to his leg, which was subsequently amputated. During his convalescence he was visited by his brother Stanley Charles Burton while he was on leave. It was the final time the two brothers were to meet as Stanley died on the battlefield later that month in France.
Gnr. Hubert Oscar Burton
British Army 174 Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery
from:Hull, East Yorkshire
Hubert Burton is my great grandfather, unfortunately his army records have not survived but I have traced his army career through his unit's war diary at The National Archives. I found his army number through the 1918 Absent Voters List in my local Library.
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