1882 Jun 14. Born Hull, Yorks
1891 census at Village Street, Follifoot
1901 census at Brighowgate, Great Grimsby
1904 Aprl/Jun Married in Barnsley to Frances E Saunders (1872–1942)
1910 Electoral Register at Clifton gardens, Goole
1911 census - I cannot find him. He is in the Gold Coast
1911 Mar 16 Joins Gold Coast Tarkwah Freemasons Lodge. He was an Engineer. He is excluded under rule 175 in Oct/Dec 1913. I think this means he was blackballed by 2 or 3 members when he tries to renew membership
1915 Jun 18 Arrives UK from Gold Coast
1918 Nov 2. The undermentioned Cadets to be temp. 2nd Lts.:Tank Corps. 2 Nov. 1918.
1919 Dec 21. Temp. 2nd Lt. W. A. Burton relinquishes his commission on completion of service, and retains the rank of 2nd Lt
1920 Oct 21 Joins ADRIC with service no 830. Posted to C Coy
1920 Nov 28 Wounds T/C Lorange. Lorange was trying to disarm a drunken WA Burton
1921 May 14 to 29 May on Leave
1921 Jul 29 to 21 Aug on Leave
1921 Oct 1 to 14 Oct on Leave
1921 Dec 31 to 13 Jan 1922 on Leave
1922 Jan 14. Discharged at demobilisation of ADRIC
1939 Register. There is a William E Burton with exact dob at 10 East Street, Middlesbrough. He is a dock labourer. It dos not look like him, but there is a possibility
1947 Nov 7. His father died
WO 374/11275