Private 15602 William John SHILTON

Private 15602 William John Shilton{gallery}Pte W J Shilton{/gallery}1st Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Killed in action in France and Flanders, 15th May 1918, aged 25

• Buried: Mont-Bernanchon British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave I.E.8
  
• Awarded: British War and Victory Medals
• Son of William and Mary Jane Shilton of Tamworth Road, Wood End, Hurley
• NNWFHS Memorial: Hurley
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Shilton
• NNWFHS Hurley War Memorial Page
• Mont-Bernanchon Cemetery
• Royal Warwickshire Regiment

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1893 in Kingsbury
  
• Lived at Maythorn Cottage, Islington, Hurley [1911]
• Employed as a colliery labourer [1911]
• Enlisted 11 Nov 1915