Bert Horton
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Bert was born in 1897 the son of John a lace dyer and Annie Horton of 3 Leopold Cottages, Nottingham Road, Daybrook. John was born in 1853 at Daybrook and worked as a lace dyer. His wife Annie was born in 1862 at Calverton, they were married in c1883 and had 10 children, 1 sadly died in infancy their children all born in Daybrook were Samuel b1884, John b1886, Florence b1888, Annie b1889, May b1892, Jane b1894, Bert b1897, Lucy b1902 and Thomas b1905 (his elder brother Sam joined the Royal Field Artillery.) In the 1911 Cencus the family are shown as living at Magdala Square, Mansfield Road, Daybrook. and are shown as John 56 yrs a lace dyer, he is living with his wife Annie 50 yrs and their children May 19 yrs a domestic servant, Jane 17 yrs an ironer at laundry, Bert 14 yrs of age and a gardener, Lucy 9 yrs and Thomas 6 yrs. They state they have been married for 28 yrs and have had 10 children, one of which has died.
Bert attested on 12th August 1914 at Newcastle on Tyne and was posted to the Royal Field Artillery on 26th August 1914 he served with the 31st Divisional Ammunition Column. He stated his age as 18 yrs and 52 days and was employed in the lace trade. His medical records show that he was 5 feet 3 1/2 inches tall, weighed 119 lbs and had a chest measurement of 34 1/2 inches. It is also reported that he had bad teeth. He arrived in France on 22th November 1915. In 1916 he was admitted to hospital three times with impetigo and a further four times in 1917. He served for a total of four and a half years before being taken ill once more and admitted to the Albert Hall Military Hospital in Nottingham. He died on 5th March 1919 of pneumonia and is buried at Arnold, Redhill Cemetery
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