1151: Pte Joseph Hilton (medals; 'death penny', documents)

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posted on 2024-01-15, 09:02 authored by Lest We Forget Project Team

Reports of the death and internment of Pte Hilton.

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Name of contributor(s)

Kathryn S. Worsley

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

3/6199 Pte Joseph Hilton, 2 Bn Lancashire Fusiliers

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

1914 - 1916

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

France

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The collection includes: Photograph of Pte Hilton's medals and 'Death Penny'; Notification of Transfer to reserves (10/09/1914); Notification of rejoining his Regiment after being posted as 'Missing' (10/07/1915); Notification of Pte Hilton's death, 'Killed in Action' (21/12/1916); Letter (2 parts) from 'Imperial War Graves Commission, re 'Exhumation and moving of remains to new location - Combles Communal Cemetery.

Community Collection Day

Bolton Library, Bolton (24/11/18)

1151: Pte Joseph Hilton (medals; 'death penny', documents)

History

Name of contributor(s)

Subject of the story/individual the object(s) relate to

Date(s) the event(s) in the story took place

Location(s) where the event(s) in the story took place

Object(s)

Community Collection Day

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