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a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour
a soldier of the border regiment
remembered with honour
Name | Edward Albert Whitton | ||
Rank | Private | ||
Number | 33053 [1] | ||
Battalion | 6th Border Regiment | ||
Company | |||
Att'd/Trans | |||
Former unit | |||
Enlisted | Woldingham, Surrey | ||
Resident | Harrow, Middlesex | ||
Where born | South-Sea, Hampshire | ||
Ctry of service | United Kingdom | ||
Where died | F & F | ||
How died | d. (sickness) | ||
Age | |||
Date of death | 25th February 1917 | ||
Casualty type | Commonwealth War Dead | ||
Grave ref. | F. 5. | ||
Resting place | Hem Communal Cemetery (Somme) | ||
Additional info | Son of Jessie Gawn (formerly Whitton) of 14 Greenhill Rd., Harrow, Middlesex; and the late George Whitton. | ||
Source | *Commonwealth War Graves Commission |
Biography
References and notes
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This is a dedicated remembrance page for Edward Albert Whitton, 33053 Pte., a soldier of The Border Regiment during The Great War.
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Abbreviations and notes for soldier's remembrance infobox | ||||
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d. = died (see point 7 below) | d.o.w. = died of wounds | k.i.a. = killed in action | F & F = France and Flanders (inc. Italy) | |
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- ↑ Service no. is listed as 33063 in SDGW.