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NAME:                      Britton, Thomas William   (W T on Portsmouth Memorial)
RANK:                      Private
UNIT:                      5th Dragoon Guards
BATTALION ETC:             
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         5349
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Killed in action 17th May 1915
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 28. Born Jan/Feb/March 1887. Son of Martha Catherine Britton.
                           On one pension card address is 68 Prince Albert Street, Eastney, Portsmouth, Hants,
                           on another 52 Jessie Road, Southsea, Portsmouth,
                           later 9 Copnor Road, Copnor, Portsmouth.
                           In 1901 family (mother a widow, father - Thomas - died 1889) living at 21 Mill Lane Fareham, Hants.
                           Born: Fareham, Hants. Enlisted: Gosport. Resided: Burton Latimer.