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Name:
Robert Mckitton
Casualty No.:
Initials:
R
Service No.:
5298
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
Age at Death:
Ranks:
Private
Unit:
Yorkshire Regiment 2nd Bn
Teesdale Township:
Place Enlisted:
Home Address:
Civilian Employment:
Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Battles & Campaigns:
Locally Commemorated:
UK Commemorated:
Startforth
Overseas Commemorated:
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Buried:
Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
Decoration and Medals:
, , ,
Service :
Army
Service Records:
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Family Details:

Commonly misspelled as: Mckitton or Mckitten

Notes:

Served in Egypt, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Sudan before WW1 but he had deserted and forfeited his medals, reenlisted at beginning of war

List of medals taken from duplicate record for this person which has been deleted.

 

Startforth Roll of Honour - "died and fell in action during the War"

Included on the “List of former Scholars of this School (Barnard Castle National Boys' School) now serving with His Majesty's Forces.”

Number on the admission register - 1165

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Sources:
First Name: Startforth War Memorial Spreadsheet; Startforth Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. EP/Star 14/15); Barnard Castle National Boys’ School (Durham County Record Office ref. E/SW/G312); Last Name: Startforth War Memorial Spreadsheet; Startforth Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. EP/Star 14/15); Barnard Castle National Boys’ School (Durham County Record Office ref. E/SW/G312); Initials: Startforth War Memorial Spreadsheet; Service: http://www.cwgc.org/; Ranks: http://www.cwgc.org/; Service Number: http://www.cwgc.org/; Unit: Startforth War Memorial Spreadsheet; Date of Death: http://www.cwgc.org/; Overseas Commemorated: http://www.cwgc.org/; Buried: http://www.cwgc.org/; Notes: Startforth War Memorial Spreadsheet; Startforth Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. EP/Star 14/15); Barnard Castle National Boys’ School (Durham County Record Office ref. E/SW/G312); UK Commemorated: Startforth War Memorial; Family Details: Family Information; Teesdale Townships: Teesdale Poor Law Union 1914; Startforth Roll of Honour (Durham Record Office ref. EP/Star 14/15); Local Memorials: www.newmp.org.uk;
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