| Surname: | Burton |
| Initials: | J |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | 443 |
| Notes: | MFP. Died. Shown as died 28/1/1900 on medal roll 192, Pretoria, 5/7/1901. Garden of remembrance, Kimberley. Has the same No. as L/Cpl G Nazer. MMP. Extract from the Northern Whig, 25/1/1900. The following casualties are notified by the General of Communications, Cape Town. L/Cpl Burton, Military Foot Police, died of enteric fever at Modder River. Corps of Military Police - At St George's Garrison Church, Aldershot, on Sunday, a memorial was unveiled by Major General H M Lawson, CB and dedicated by the Chaplain-General. The memorial consists of a stained glass window depicting Christ carrying the cross, and is inscribed: To the glory of God and in memory of Lance Corporal's Winn, Wetherly, and Spicer, Military Mounted Police and Carey, Large Roads and Burton, Military Foot Police, who lost their lives in the South African War, 1899-1902, this memorial was erected by their comrades of the corps past and present. |
Decoration Record: | |
| Decoration: | Queen's South Africa Medal (London Gazette: QSA Medal Roll WO 100/234 Page: 198 July 5, 1901) |
| Citation: | Clasp: Cape Colony. Roll annotated Died 28/1/00. |
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| Date of Death: | Jan. 28, 1900 |
| Company: | SOUTH AFRICAN FIELD FORCE |
| CWGC Link: | 90909 |
| Cemetery: | MODDER RIVER, SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦 |
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