Private 15601 William Benjamin HORTON

Private 15601 William Benjamin Horton{gallery}Pte W B Horton{/gallery}9th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Died of disease in Mesopotamia, 30th June 1916, aged 21

• Buried: Amara War Cemetery, Iraq. XI.F.13
  
• Awarded British War and Victory Medals
  
• Son of Joseph and Sarah Horton [nee Baldwin] 
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Horton
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Amara War Cemetery
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c189 at Atherstone. Baptised 26 Feb 1896
  
• Lived at Woodman’s Yard, Atherstone [1911]
• Employed as a hatter at Wilson & Stafford [1911]
• Enlisted at Atherstone 10 Oct 1915