Burton-Fanning N E E Captain Royal Marine Light Infantry

Source : The Sphere 10th March 1919

BURTON-FANNING, NEWEL EDWARD EDEN, Capt., Royal Marine Light Infantry, eldest s. of Frederick William Barton-Fanning, of Norwich, M.D., by his wife, Christabel Eleanor Newel, dau. of William Cooper-Brown; b. Norwich, co. Norfork, 6 June, 1896; educ. at Cromer: King Edward VI. School, Norwich, and Repton; had been entered for Christ’s College, Cambridge: applied for a commission on the out-break of war, and was gazetted 2nd Lieut. Royal Marine Light Infantry in Sept. 1914: promoted Lieut. it. 1915, and Capt. in May, 1916; served with the Mediterranean Ex-peditionary Foree in Gallipoli from early in 1915, until the evacuation of the peninsula, taking part in the landing on “V” Beach, and in many other engagements; procceded to Salonika in Jan, 1916, and subsequently to France, where he saw much fighting: was reported missing after the engagement at Gavrelle, near Vimy, 28 April, 1917, and is now known to have been killed in action on that date. His Commanding Officer wrote: “I know that he would never surrender until he saw there was absolutely no hope. He was a splendidly plucky fellow, and a good officer, and was generally liked by all his brother officers and men,” and a brother officer: “He was a splendid fellow, loved and admired by all who knew him, and there was not an officer or man in his wonderful company who was not proud to be led by him.” On one occasion Capt. Burton-Fanning was publicly complimented by his Commanding Officer for his gallant work: um.

Source : De Ruvigny’s Roll Of Honour Vol 5