George Henry Edgar ORTON

Sapper George Henry Edgar ORTON No. Deal/1010(S) R.M. Div. Engineers, R.N. Div.
Royal Marines
Died 20 October 1916 aged 24

Son of Joseph James and Annie Orton, 190 Horninglow Road, Burton-on-Trent. Born 27 March 1892 at Horninglow.

At rest at Englebelmer Communal Cemetery Extension, France.

Commemorated on a family headstone at

Horninglow St John Churchyard, Staffordshire.

Also commemorated on this stone is his brother Horace -

Private Horace ORTON No. 19402 8th Bn.
North Staffordshire Regiment
Died 20 September 1917 aged 19
Son of Joseph James and Annie Orton, 190 Horninglow Road, Burton-on-Trent.
Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium.