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L/Cpl. George Francis Dutton
British Army 190th Quarrying Company Royal Engineers
from:Eckington
My Grandfather George Dutton, was born in 1895 in Eckington, Derbyshire, near Sheffield. He was one of 7 brothers. The family were mostly miners, and the family background was definitely working class. George, in 1911 was a gobber in a pit.
In 1916, he married and gave his occupation as Lance Corporal, Royal Fusiliers, Marriage by Licence at Nottingham Registry Office. His wife was also working class, in the lace industry. He was in the 23rd Royal Fusiliers, but in Spring 1916 was attached to the RE 190th Field Company (quarrying). This was found on a casualty record. He was wounded on 9th January 1916. A Gunshot wound, he had 3 days treatment at No. 2 General Hospital at Quai De Escales, Le Havre, he was serving attached to 190th Field Company, Royal Engineers. A note in the margin records, Hospital ship St Patrick, so presumably he went back to England.

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