Feb 27, 1895
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Born in Ripley,
Derbyshire, England to James and Mary Ann Burton.
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Mar 18, 1916
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Attested into
the 126th Battalion at Brampton, Ontario
Ø Number 775991
Ø Next of kin given as Mary Ann Wild, mother, 3 Common Road, Huthwaite,
Notts, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Farm Labourer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
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Aug 14, 1916
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Embarked the SS
Empress of Britain in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Aug 24, 1916
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Disembarked in
Liverpool, England.
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Oct 15, 1916
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Transferred to
the 116th Battalion at Bramshott.
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Dec 22, 1916
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Transferred to
the 21st Battalion.
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Dec 23, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 162
reinforcements from England. He was TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion.
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Jan 18, 1917
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Left the CBD to
join the 2nd Entrenching Battalion.
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Jan 21, 1917
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Joined the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion in Hersin.
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Feb 24, 1917
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Left the 2nd
Entrenching Battalion as part of a draft of 50 reinforcements to join the 21st
Battalion.
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Feb 26, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the front lines near Vimy Ridge.
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Apr 21, 1917
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While the 21st
Battalion was in close support of the 2nd Division front line near the
Vimy-Farbus railway line, Private Burton was killed by an enemy artillery barrage. His body was never recovered from the battlefield
and is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France.
Following the
war the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and
Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. Mary Ann Wild, No. 1 Meades Cottages,
Torrence Ave., Todmorden, Ontario (now part of Toronto).
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