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Bertie Dalton

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Rank
Private
Regiment
NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS 53RD TRAINING RESERVE BATTALION
Military Number
TR/5/66812
Address
Woodfield House, Staddlethorpe, Gilberdyke
Gilberdyke HU15 2TB
England
Background

Born Blacktoft, Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, 1899. Son of George (1858-1938) and Martha Thompson Dalton (1869-1942), of Woodfield House, Staddlethorpe, Gilberdyke. He had four brothers and five sisters. Brother of Sarah Dalton (1893-1916). He was a hay cutter and hair dresser. Accidentally wounded in Training (Training Reserve 273rd Bn.). He was standing along side a Lewis gun, which was fired and severely wounded his arm, abdomen and side. Died on site, 30/11/1917, aged 17-18. Repatriated home for burial.

Name Bertie Dalton
Birth Place Blacktoft, Staddlethorpe, Yorkshire, 1899
Death Date 30 Nov 1917
Death Place Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Enlistment Place Hull - 12 April 1917
Rank Private
Regiment Northumberland Fusiliers
Battalion 31st Battalion
Regimental Number TR/5/66812
Type of Casualty Died at Danby Training Camp, Essex
Theatre of War Home - Holy Trinity Church, Blacktoft, East Riding
Date Died
30/11/1917
Died
Holy Trinity Church, Blacktoft, East Riding
Age
18
Memorial
England

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