Rifleman 7272 Thomas Horton
Regiment/Unit: King's Royal Rifle Corps - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Date Entered Therein: 30/08/1914
Age at death: 27
Date of death: 9th of May 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Le Touret Memorial - Panel 32 and 33.
Family details:
Next-of-kin from service records: Mrs J Griffiths (sister), 5 Peach Street, Brownlow Hill, Liverpool. Mr Henry Horton of 46 Bruce Street, St Helens received Thomas' medals.
Census details:
1891 - 5 years old scholar Thomas 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=2290]John Horton[/cas] (1).
Notes:
[note=191]Four Horton Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Served under the ALIAS of [cas=2863]John Clegg[/cas] Age taken from service records.
[note=191]Four Horton Brothers who died in The Great War[/note] Served under the ALIAS of [cas=2863]John Clegg[/cas] Age taken from service records.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/7272ThomasHorton.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
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[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/JClegg_KRRC.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Rifleman Thomas Horton ALIAS John Clegg on the Le Touret Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
