Photo Brian Chandler
The family headstone reads:
In loving memory of
Sgt. J.F. Murton D.L.I.
Died from wounds received in action
On the Somme Oct. 5th 1916
Aged 33 years.
Also his brother
Pte. W.D. Murton D.L.I.
Died from wounds received in action
On the Somme Septr. 16th 1916
Buried at Rouen, France
Aged 25 years.
Ever remembered.
For his brother, see Willie Dennison Murton