William Graham Luton

Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common

Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 52049

Parents: Daniel and Mary Luton (nee Flook)

Home address: Winterbourne Down, Bristol

Date of birth: 1896

Place of birth: Winterbourne, Bristol

Date of death: 04/11/1918

Buried/Commemorated at: Landrecies British Cemetery (Ref: A. 60.), France

Age: 22

Further information:

William Graham Luton was born in about 1896 in Winterbourne. His parents were Daniel and Mary Luton. He was brother to Daniel, Shadrack, Olive and Percy. William’s father worked as a general labourer and he had been born in Westerleigh. His mother worked as a tailoress and she had been born in Winterbourne.

William joined the 1st/5th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment as a private. William died on 4th November 1918 at the age of 22. He is buried in Landrecies British Cemetery in France. He is also remembered on the war memorial in All Saints Churchyard in Winterbourne Down and on the Whiteshill Common War Memorial (Winterbourne Down face) in Hambrook.

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

Forces War Records
Yate and District Heritage Centre