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Private JOHN WILLIAM BORTON

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Home Guard

13th Staffordshire (Cannock) Bn.

Date of Death

Died 29 June 1942

Age 37 years old

Buried or commemorated at

HEDNESFORD (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD EXTENSIONS

Sec. E. Row 1. Grave 1.

United Kingdom

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Edward and Mary Ann Borton, of Wimblebury; husband of Margaret Emily Borton. of Wimblebury.
  • Personal Inscription HE DIED THAT OTHERS MAY BE FREE TO LIVE
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Buried or commemorated at

HEDNESFORD (ST. PETER) CHURCHYARD EXTENSIONS
Staffordshire United Kingdom
Number of casualties: 22
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