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217722 Pte. William Scotton British Army 4th Btn. Middlesex Regiment from:Liverpool (d.3rd Feb 1915) William Scotton served with the 4th Battlion, Middlesex Regiment during WW1. He was executed for desertion 3rd February 1915, aged 19. Private William Scotton, aged 19 years, has no known grave, his name is recorded on the Menin Gate Memorial He was the son of Mrs. Catherine Scotton, of 52, Gladstone Road, Walton, Liverpool. His brother, Albert also fell. At the end of December 1914, Scotton was convicted of going absent. Despite this, on 23 January 1915, he repeated the offence. While he was absent, his unit had seen service in the front line. Scotton returned to his unit a day after they had returned from their front line service. He was tried and found guilty of desertion. Private William Scotton was executed by firing squad, at Vierstraat, on 3 February 1915. The firing squad was made up of a NCO and seven men from his own unit. The rest of the unit were ordered to witness the event. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**