David Thomas Moreton
Service Number
6075
Military Unit
1/7th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment)
Date of birth
Unknown
Date of Death
17 Nov 1916 (21 Years Old)
Place of Birth
Nottingham
Employment, Education or Hobbies
He attended All Saints (Raleigh Street) Sunday School. In 1911 he was a GPO telegraph messenger.
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
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Family History
He was the son of Alfred Thomas and May Lois Moreton and the brother of Doris Edna Moreton. In 1901 they lived at 5 Portland Road, in 1911 at 51 Raleigh Street and later 44 Portland Road (all Nottingham).
Military History
He enlisted spring 1916 and went to France June 1916. He died of wounds. Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave Reference: IV C 28
Extra Information
All Saints Church News, January 1917: 'David Thomas Moreton, 44 Portland Road, Private Northumberland Fusiliers, age 21. Died of wounds November 17th 1916 in France. Enlisted spring 1916, to France June 1916. Brought up at All Saints Sunday School.'
