Info

SurnameBurton
ForenameJohn
RankSergeant
Army No2091
Battalion8th
CommissionedNot set
Date Of Wounds1918-10-05
WoundsGun shot wound left buttock
Died KilledNot set
Death Details
Enlisted Date1914-04-01
Enlisted LocationStoke Works
Date Of BirthNot set
Birth PlaceBroomsgrove, Worcestershire
Residence
Discharged1919-01-18
Theatre Of WarFrance
Date Of Entry1915-04-01
Z Class
Surname Spellings
Other Info

Assignments

8th Worcestershire Regiment 2091 Corporal
8th Worcestershire Regiment 2091 Serjeant
7th Reserve Worcestershire Regiment 240316 Serjeant

Service Awards

The British War Medal
The 1914-1915 Star
The Allied Victory Medal

Gallantry Awards & Honors

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Foreign Decorations & Awards

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NotesEmbarked on ss Invictor at Folkstone on the 31 March 1915 and disembarked at Boulogne on 1st April 1915. Wounded 28th August 1917 (gun shot wound left hip). Appointed Acting Sergeant 29th March 1918 and promoted to Sergeant 2nd April 1918. Wounded again on 5th October 1918 (gun shot wound left buttock) and transfer back to England on 9th October 1918. On 29th November 1918 was transferred to the 7th Reserve Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.