Corporal 241202 John Horton
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 11th of May 1917
Born: Eccleston, St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension - II. B. 7.
Family details:
Brothers: Henry & Joseph Sisters Charlotte & Mrs Margaret Nicholson.
Census details:
1891 - 1 year old John is living at 4 Bruce Street, St Helens with parents Mark (40), Jane (35) and three siblings: [cas=2291]Robert Horton[/cas] (11) Henry E (8), [cas=2292]Thomas Horton[/cas] (5). 1901 - 11 years old pauper John and brother [cas=2293]Walter Horton[/cas] are living at West Derby Union Cottage Homes, Fazakerley, Liverpool. 1911 - Not identified.
Notes:
[note=191]Four Horton Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[note=191]Four Horton Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/241202JohnHorton.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_headstones/J_Horton_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Corporal John Horton at Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension
(Photograph courtesy of Richard Houghton.)[/caption]
