Henry Britton

Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church

Regiment: Labour Corps

Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 451459

Marital status: Married

Home address: Halls Road, Kingswood, Bristol

Pre-war occupation: Coal Haulier

Date of birth: 1878

Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol

Date of death: 29/05/1918

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Lillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Pas de Calais, France

Age: 40

Further information:

Henry was born in Kingswood and married Laura Britton. By 1911 they had six children, 3 boys and 3 girls.

Henry enlisted in the 6th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment (5845) then later transferred to the 946th Area Employment Company, Labour Corps. With the Gloucestershire Regiment he would have mobilised to France in March 1915 and is likely to have taken part in various actions on the Western Front including The Battles of the Somme and Ypres. The 6th Glosters moved to Italy at the end of 1917 but Henry was not with them as by then he had transferred to the Labour Corps. Henry was killed in action on the fourth day of the Third Battle of the Aisne (27 May 1918 – 6 Jun 1918). It was an allied victory at the cost of 127,000 casualties.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/