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James Albert Burton

<\/strong>Rank:<\/em>\u00a0First Class Stoker<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ship:<\/em> HMS Aboukir<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address:<\/em> 21 Rock-a-Nore, Hastings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parents:<\/em> Mr & Mrs Burton<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other Info:<\/em> Lost his life on HMS Aboukir when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd September 1914<\/a>. He was one of 1,459 seamen lost in the incident. He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial<\/a>, on panel 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Published:<\/em> October 1914<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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James Albert Burton Rank:\u00a0First Class Stoker Ship: HMS Aboukir Address: 21 Rock-a-Nore, Hastings Parents: Mr & Mrs Burton Other Info: Lost his life on HMS Aboukir when it was sunk, along with sister ships HMS Hogue and HMS Cressy, by German submarine U-9 on 22nd September 1914. He was one of 1,459 seamen lost in the incident. 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