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Lance Corporal John Morton

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Morton, John
Date of birth: 1880-08-21
Place of birth: Launceston Cornwall England
Next of kin: Mrs Laura May Morton, Wife, c/o Pugsley and Son Drapers, High Street, Ilfracombe, North Devon, England.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Church of England
Date of death: 1916-04-06
Cause of death: Died of wounds

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 79252
Rank detail
  1. Lance Corporal, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
  2. Private, 31st Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Died of wounds on 6th April 1916 in the actions at St Elooi, Belgium.

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.
CWGC ID: 460130
LAC ID: 178323
Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2
Service file: B6429-S025
Uploader's Notes: Son of John and Mary Morton, of Launceston, Cornwall, England; husband of Laura May Morton, of 14, Oxford Grove, Ilfracombe, Devon, England.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the war diary. This man is also on the CWGC site. [Lance Corporal Army Canadian Infantry 31st Battalion C ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2009-08-27