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Pte. Herbert Francis Burden
British Army 1st Btn. Northumberland Fusiliers
from:England
(d.21st July 1915)
Herbert Francis Burden served with the 1st Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers during WW1. He was executed for desertion 21/07/1915, aged 17. He has no known grave and is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial.
The Chronicle records: 'Pte Burden was not represented at his court martial. No survivor from his depleted ranks could be found to provide a character reference and Pte Burden joined the ranks of soldiers killed by their own firing squads.'