Regimental number | 5124 |
Place of birth | Port Lincoln, South Australia |
School | Port Lincoln Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Talia, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Oswald, Talia, West Coast, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "He was a runner & often had many hair breadth escapes; when dying was thinking about the coming victory which he felt sure would come." (details from mother) |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Amiens, France |
Age at death | 26.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Longueau British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Bruton and Aicia OSWALD, Glengarry, Talia, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Cousins (2): killed in action |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |