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Commonwealth War Grave
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John Alexander Burton |
Merchant Navy, M.V. Athlone Castle (London) |
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Baker |
26/09/1943 |
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Son of Joseph and Kathleen Burton; husband of Jessica Georgina Burton, of Newbury Park, Ilford, Essex. |
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Death Information
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John Alexander Burton |
Death certificate for John Alexander Burton
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Death certificate for
John Alexander Burton *
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Date of Death: |
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26 September 1943 |
Age at death: |
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49 |
Date of birth:
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Male
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Place of death: |
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45 Mill Lane, Newbury |
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Occupation: |
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Chief Baker, Merchant Navy (Retired) |
Cause of death: |
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1 (a) Cerebral Haemorrhage
(b) Hyperpisia??
Certified by C.E.R. Wood M.B. |
Death certificate information
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1943 |
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September
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Registration district: |
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Newbury |
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2c |
Register page/folio: |
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281 |
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Link to Free BMD register page. |
Comments: Not sure about Secondary cause of death |
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Burial Information
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John Alexander Burton |
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Age at death: |
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49 |
Date of burial: |
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29 September 1943 |
Abode at death:
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45 Mill Lane, Newbury |
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Book number: |
1917 |
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Record number: |
11577 |
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Official at burial: |
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E H Stenning |
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Burial Register |
Memorial Details
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John Alexander Burton |
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26 September 1943 |
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Male
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Headstone and 3 kerbstones |
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Limestone |
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From top of headstone/ "In loving memory of Late MN Died 26 September 1943 aged 49 years/ At Rest
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Clear with engraved letters |
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LS(K)8 |
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MN stands for Merchant Navy of which Mr. Burton was a member
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04 July 2020 |
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Obituaries and Newspaper announcements
John Alexander Burton |
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JOHN ALEXANDER BURTON
The Mercantile Marine War Medal: One or more voyages through a danger zone during the war qualified a mariner for the award of the medal, as did service at sea for not less than six months between 4 August 1914 and 11 November 1918. All recipients also received the British War Medal.
The British War Medal; Merchant seamen qualified for the British War Medal in addition to the Mercantile Marine War Medal if they served at sea for not less than six months between 5 August 1914 and 11 November 1918, or had undertaken one or more voyages through a danger zone |
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Pictures and photographs

M.V. Athlone Castle
John Burton served on this ship.
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M.V. Athlone Castle
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John Alexander Burton
Mercantile Marine War Medal - see details above
John Alexander Burton
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John Alexander Burton
British War Medal - see details above
John Alexander Burton
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Biographies & History
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