Gone for a Burton

Gone for a Burton is a British English expression meaning to be missing or to die. The term was popularised by the RAF around the time of World War II.^[1] It migrated to the USA quickly and in June 1943 a story titled "Husky Goes Down for a Burton" appeared in Boys' Life, the magazine of the Boy Scouts of America.^[2] The etymology, though popularly associated with Burton ale, is disputed.^[3]