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Roughton, Bert
Rank : Private
Army Number : 41252
Biography :
17th Bn. Highland Infantry formerly (27502) Leicestershire Regiment. Died 13.2.1917, aged 18. He is commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.
Further information from the CWGC 'For Evermore' site:
Bertie was born in Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire, the elder of at least two children of Walter (a railway platelayer) and Emma Jane Roughton. After Walter's death Emma married George Hatton and lived at 97 Mayfield Road, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. He enlisted at Leicester as Private 27502, Leicestershire Regiment.
Private Bertie Alfred Roughton, 41252, 17th Battalion, Highland Light Infantry, died on 13th February 1917, aged 18, while in trenches at Ten Tree and Lager Alleys, near Puisieux. He is also commemorated on the war memorial in Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
Place of Birth : Ashby de la Zouch, Leicestershire
Date of Death : 13.2.1917
Place of Death : & & France
Period of Service : 1910s
Conflicts : WW1
Places Served : & & France
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