Private 21640 Henry SHILTON

Private 21640 Henry Shilton{gallery}Pte H Shilton{/gallery}1st Garrison Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Died of pleurisy at Trimulgherry, India, 5th January 1917, aged 50

• Buried: Trimulgherry Cantonment Cemetery, Secunderabad, India. Grave C.26.1420
• Son of William and Catherine Shilton of Cordingley’s  Buildings, Atherstone
  
• Awarded 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone and Nuneaton WWI Other Regiments
  

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Private Shilton
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Trimulgherry Cantonment Cemetery
• Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1867
  
• Enlisted aged 16
• Regular soldier served in Burma, South Africa and India prior to WWI