Brother of Lewis Burtt.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
John Burtt
Commemorated ati
Hoxton Market Christian Mission
London Borough of Hackney Lewis "Daddy" Burtt, 1860 - 1935, John Burtt, 1855...
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