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CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE DEATH FROM WOUNDS OF PRIVATE DANIEL J. HINTON AND RELATING...
Catalogue reference: DE3926
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This record is about the CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE DEATH FROM WOUNDS OF PRIVATE DANIEL J. HINTON AND RELATING... dating from 1915-1921.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- DE3926
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Title (The name of the record)
- CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE DEATH FROM WOUNDS OF PRIVATE DANIEL J. HINTON AND RELATING TO THE POSTHUMOUS AWARD TO HIM OF CAMPAIGN MEDALS
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915-1921
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Description (What the record is about)
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The records concern the death from gas poisoning of 16624 Private Daniel J. Hinton, 1st Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment in the early hours of Tuesday 21 December 1915 at No.17 Casualty Clearing Station. The battalion, occupying trenches at Wieltje near Ypres had suffered particularly from German gas shells.
His widow, Mrs A. Hinton, had lived at Smeeton Westerby but possibly due to the war had removed to lodgings with a Mrs. G. Perkins at Guilsborough in Northamptonshire.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Leicestershire Regiment, 1881-1946</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 9 Files
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Donated (through the Harborough Museum) and listed September 1991.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/47668b0b-5c27-47bc-8993-493bc4318ad0/
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CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING THE DEATH FROM WOUNDS OF PRIVATE DANIEL J. HINTON AND RELATING TO THE POSTHUMOUS AWARD TO HIM OF CAMPAIGN MEDALS