No.320284, Private, Nelson Godfrey DUTTON
Aged 20
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Born in 1897 in Bury St.Edmunds (3rd qtr 4a:825) son of James and Louisa Elizabeth DUTTON (née FROST)
1901 census...Aged 3, he was at 4 Honey Hill, Bury St.Edmunds with his father James DUTTON [35] publican; his mother Louisa E [35]; sister Louisa E [14]; brothers William J [12] and Albert E [2]. All were born in Bury St.Edmunds. 1911 census...Aged 13, a gentleman's servant, he was at The Castle Hotel, Bury St.Edmunds with his parents and brother Albert E. 2 of his mother's 5 children had died. (Lancelot Ivan [1893-1895] and Louisa Elizabeth [1886-1909]. Brother William (travelling auctioneer) with his wife Sinfi were at The Caravan, Castle Hotel yard, Bury St Edmunds. Their only child had died. |
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He enlisted in Culford. The Suffolk Yoemanry to their horror had to leave their horses behind when they sailed for Gallipoli in 1915 and when they moved to Palestine, they became, in 191, the 15th Suffolks (still no horses). Om 6th November 1917 they attacked a series of redoubts covering Sheria, starting at 3am. Before daylight they had 2 officers killed and "B" had all it's officers as casualties. Under cover of a ridge they re-organised, "D" Coy in Reserve was brought up into the line and "A" and "C" Coy moved to the east of Wadi Union..Supported by a section from the Machine Gun Corps, the attack was quickly resumed and the enemy driven from all objectives. They received orders to advance no further.They had taken a large number of prisoners and a battery of guns. A Turkish counter-attack to recover the guns was beaten off. This action had turned the enemy flank but at the cost of 20 killed, all buried now in Beersheba.
and commemorated on the family monument in Bury St.Edmunds cemetery click here to go to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for full cemetery/memorial details |
