Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of John R. Burton a cotton tape overlooker, born 1868 in Derby and his wife Catherine B. a cotton tape weaver, born 1869 in Derby. Herbert Harold was born in 1892 in Leicester, he had one sibling, a sister, Elizabeth, born 1897 in Derby, in March 1901 the family home was at Finches Lane, Measham, Leics.

Source: Leicestershire War Memorials Project.
Coalville Times article - Friday July 28th, 1916

WHITWICK SOLDIERS KILLED

Mr Elijah Burton, a banksman at the Whitwick Colliery, who resides in Green Lane, Whitwick, has been officially notified that his son, Private Herbert Harold Burton, of the Northamptonshire Fusiliers, was killed in action on the 3rd inst.

The deceased soldier was 21 years of age, single, and before the war resided with his parents at Green Lane, being then a collier at the Whitwick pit. He enlisted last August and received his military training at Barnard Castle, having been at the front about six months. He was formerly a Sunday School scholar and chorister at the Whitwick Parish Church.

Coalville Times article - Friday August 18th, 1916

WHITWICK MEMORIAL SERVICE

On Sunday morning a memorial service was held in the Whitwick Parish Church for five more parishioners who have recently fallen in the war. – Privates L. Whitmore, H. Burton, C. Wilson, and E. Walton, and Seaman Copson. There was a large congregation, which included the Whitwick and Thringstone Citizen Corps, under Commander J. Lester, and the local Boy Scouts, also a good number of men in khaki and relatives of the deceased. The Vicar (the Rev. T. W. Walters) preached an appropriate sermon, and suitable hymns were sung. At the close of the service, which was very impressive, one of the Boy Scouts sounded “The Last Post” and the organist, Mr R. G. West played the Dead March, the National Anthem also being sunk. Peals were rung during the day with the bells muffled.

Coalville Times article - Friday July 12th, 1918

IN MEMORIAM

In loving memory of our dear brother, Pte. H. H. Burton, of Whitwick, killed in action, July 3rd, 1916.

“Gone but not forgotten.”

From his Father, Brothers and Sisters.

Research undertaken and submitted by Andy Murby 14/10/2017