Men from Burton Overy who died in the
Second World War 1939 - 1945

Information on this page is taken from the Commonwealth War Grave Commission Web Site

Sergeant Kenneth Alloway

Name: ALLOWAY
Initials: K C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment/Service: Royal Armoured Corps
Unit Text: 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars.
Age: 26
Date of Death: 30/05/1946
Service No: 7941159
Additional information: Son of Sydney Husbands Alloway and Vera Nellie Alloway, of Burton Overy, Leicestershire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 3A. K. 10.
Cemetery: HAMBURG CEMETERY

Hamburg Cemetery - Germany

The War Cemetery in Hamburg is situated within a large civil cemetery known locally as 'Ohlsdorf Cemetery'.

Guardsman Donald Burton

Name: BURTON, DONALD EDWARD
Initials: D E
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Guardsman
Regiment/Service: Grenadier Guards
Unit Text: 5th Bn.
Age: 19
Date of Death: 09/02/1944
Service No: 2623509
Additional information: Son of Albert Edward and Frances May Burton, of Burton Overy, Leicestershire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: II, W, 8.
Cemetery: ANZIO WAR CEMETERY

Anzio War Cemetery - Italy

Anzio is a coastal town 70 kilometres south of Rome.

Sergeant John Hill

Name: HILL, JOHN HENRY
Initials: J H
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Serjeant
Regiment/Service: Seaforth Highlanders
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 25
Date of Death: 18/01/1944
Service No: 4860412
Additional information: Son of Thomas and Edith Hill, of Burton Overy, Leicestershire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: VII, G, 25.
Cemetery: MINTURNO WAR CEMETERY

Minturno War Cemetery - Italy

Minturno is about 78 kilometres north of Naples, close to the coast.