Great War Dundee
This is Dundee's story of those that served in the First World War, and of the people left at home
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John Beattie Hanton
Military Information
- Date of enlistment:
- Place of enlistment: Dundee
- Service no: 29093
- Rank: Private
- Service Occupation:
- Awards:
- Regiment/Service: Highland Light Infantry
- Unit/Ship: 18th Battalion
- Place of Death: France
- Age at Death: 18
- Date of Death: 25.03.1918
- Burial Country: France
- Cemetery: Pozieres Memorial
- Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 72
Personal Information
- Date of Birth:
- Place of Birth: Dundee
- Address: 136 Lochee Rd, Dundee
- Occupation:
- Mother:
Barbara Hanton, 136 Lochee Rd, Dundee
- Father:
James Hanton, 136 Lochee Rd, Dundee
- Siblings:
- Spouse:
- Children:
More about John Beattie Hanton
John has no known grave, but is remembered on the Pozieres Memorial. He is believed to be the brother of Sgt James Keith Hanton, 200779, 4th Black Watch.
John Hanton 29093 Highland Light Infantry
HANTON___Killed in action, 25th March, 1918 Private John Hanton, Highland Light Infantry, aged 18 years and 9 months, beloved son of Mr and Mrs James Hanton, 136 Lochee Road.
Dundee People’s Journal 4th May 1918
Additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell
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