Private John R Horton, 203391
- Batt - 10
- Unit - Lincolnshire Regiment
- Section -
- Date of Birth - 19/11/1885
- Died - 28/04/1917
- Age - 31
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Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland. He was the fourth son of Mary Ann Horton. Prior to enlistment he had been a shoe hand by trade. He embarked for France on the 16th March 1917, he was posted as missing on the 28th April 1917 near Arras, however the actual date of his death is believed to have been the 31st March 1917. His youngest brother Herbert also fell.
Leicestershire Project Findings
- Conflict - World War I
- Cause of death - Missing In Action
- Place of death - France
- Birth Place - Oakham
Research from Michael Doyle's Their Name Liveth For Evermore
- Unit - Lincolnshire Regiment
- Cause of death - KILLED IN ACTION
- Burial Commemoration - Arras Mem., Pas de Calais, France
- Born - Oakham, Rutland
- Enlisted - 13/3/16 In Oakham, Rutland
- Place of Residence - Langham, Rutland, England
- Memorial - BARLEYTHORPE & LANGHAM MEM., RUTLAND
