Rifleman Y/1002 William Henry ORTON

Rifleman Y/1002 William Henry Orton{gallery}Rfn W H Orton{/gallery}1st Battalion, King’s Royal Rifle Corps
Died of wounds in France and Flanders, 15th May 1915, aged 21

• Buried: Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Pas-de-Calais, France. Grave VIII.D.40
  
• Awarded 1914/15 Star, British War and Victory Medals
• Son of Josiah and Clara Orton
• NNWFHS Memorial: Atherstone

Links to Relevant Information

• CWGC Page for Rifleman Orton
• NNWFHS Atherstone War Memorial Page
• Guards Cemetery
• King’s Royal Rifle Corps

Military, Census and Family History Information

• Born c1895 at Atherstone. Baptised 13 Jun 1895
  
• Lived with his grandparents (William & Ann Deeming) at Hat and Beaver Yard, Atherstone [1911]
• Employed as a coal miner at Baddesley Collieries [1911]
• Enlisted on 2 Sep 1914