BORN SKIRLAUGH 1878. EMPLOYED AS A BUTCHER. HE MARRIED AT GAINSBOROUGH, IN 1901. LIVED WITH WIFE, EDITH HELEN BINGHAM (1879-1965) AND THEIR SON FRANK BURTON, AT 281 ANLABY ROAD, HULL. HIS MOTHER LIVED AT 13 GROVESNOR STREET, HULL.
HE ENLISTED AT HULL. SERVED WITH THE 7TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. DIED OF WOUNDS AT 22ND LONDON CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, FRANCE, ON 07/01/1917, AGED 38. HE LEFT £797 IN HIS WILL TO HIS BROTHERS HENRY AND ROBERT BURTON WHO RAN THE BUTCHER’S SHOP.
HIS WIDOW EDITH MOVED TO 24 CHOLMLEY STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
| Name | Arthur Burton |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Skirlaugh, Yorkshire, 1878 |
| Death Date | 7 Jan 1917 |
| Death Place | Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | L Corporal |
| Regiment | East Yorkshire Regiment |
| Battalion | 7th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 25122 |
| Type of Casualty | Died |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
ARTHUR
Regiment:
Military Number:
25122
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Date Died
07/01/1917
Place died:
Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte, Somme, France
Age:
38
