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The Borton boys of Dunchurch, Warwickshire
The Borton boys of Dunchurch, Warwickshire
Fourteen children were born to James and Elizabeth Borton who married in 1878. There were seven boys, of whom four served in the Great War. All survived. Of the other three, one was too young, one was too short, and the third, Reggie, spent the war interned in Ruhleben camp, near Berlin, from November 1914 to summer 1918.
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Born 1894
Died 1987
British Army GS/18362 Private Royal Fusiliers
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Born 1897
Died 1982
British Army S4/143581 Private Army Service Corps
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Born 1892
British Army R4/066830 Corporal Army Service Corps
British Army R4/066830 Serjeant Army Service Corps
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Born 1878
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31169
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31169 2nd Aircraftsman
Air Force (RAF/RFC) 31169 1st Aircraftsman
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