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Edmund Burton
Personal information
Full name Edmund Burton[1]
Date of birth 1893
Place of birth Dunston, Tyne and Wear, England
Date of death 13 August 1916 (aged 22–23)[1]
Place of death Somme, France[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Shildon Athletic
1913–1915 Bristol City 18 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edmund Burton (1893 – 13 August 1916) was an English professional football forward who played in the Football League for Bristol City.[2]

Personal life

Burton served as a private in the Durham Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed on the Somme on 13 August 1916.[3] He was buried in Englebelmer Communal Cemetery.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "CWGC - Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 47. ISBN 190589161X.
  3. ^ "Edmund Burton | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 4 January 2016.


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