Basic Details
Surname
Burton
Forenames
William
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
John William
Served or died
Died
Service number
30052
Notes
The Roll lists his address as Ferry Boat Inn, Stanground. It misrecords his date of death as 29/3/1918; he actually died 27/3/1918.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
East Lancs
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
1st
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not stated
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1918
Month of death
March
Day of death
29
Manner of death as stated
"Died of wounds 29th March 1918 [sic]"
Manner of death reference
Died of Wounds