BURTON, Kenneth Harwood
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Rank:
Sergeant
Unit / Base:
11 Commando
Regiment/Corps:
Royal Armoured Corps
3rd Cavalry Training Regiment
Service:
Army
Number:
404001
Born:
Saturday, March 2, 1912
Birthplace:
Rhondda, Wales
Died :
Monday, June 9, 1941
Killed in action or died of wounds
Age:
29
Cemetery/Memorial:
Operations:
Kenneth Burton was mobilised from the Reserve List in Edinburgh on the 2nd September 1939 and posted to the 3rd Cavalry Training Regiment. He volunteered for the Commandos and was attached to No.11 Commando on 12 October 1940. Embarked for operations in the Middle East as part of Layforce. Sergeant Kenneth Burton died during operations at Litani River.
Early Service
23.06.1930 enlisted at Pontypridd aged 18, civil occupation Butcher's Assistant.
26.06.1930 posted 1st King's Dragoon Guards.
26.06.1930 posted 1st King's Dragoon Guards.
04.03.1932 posted Royal Dragoons (1st Royal Dragoons) in India.
20.11.1935 deployed to Egypt.
13.05.1936 returned to UK.
29.09.1936 discharged to Army Reserve.
Sources
CWGC.
Casualty Lists / National Archives file WO417/30.
Army documents via CVA Forum Message (see notes).
Notes
The CWGC show his middle name as HARWOOD. There was discussion on the Forum with documents provided that show it might actually be HORWWOD [Go to Forum message....].
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Photo of grave in Gallery:
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