COULTON, William Charles


No.5391318, Private, William Charles COULTON
Aged 27


1st Battalion, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Killed in an Accident on 8th September 1941


Willam Charles Coulton was born in Rougham on 4th March 1914 (2nd qtr 1914 Bury St. Edmunds 4a:1778), son of Charles and Kate COULTON (née LAST)

He married Ivy May SMITH in Banbury in 1939. In the 1939 register they were living in Market Place, Banbury Road, Deddington, William being a gardener. His widow married George BUSBY in Brackley in 1948.

His father was killed in 1918 see here


He was killed in an accident on a training course



Photo CWGC

William Coulton is buried in Deddington (St. Peter and St.Paul's) Churchyard, Oxfordshire new churchyard row 5

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