Regimental number | 3738 |
Place of birth | Monwondah, near Horsham, Victoria |
School | Horsham Catholic School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Toolondo PO, Toolondo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 6' 0.5" |
Weight | 188 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, E Fulton, Horsham, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil (lived in exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 16), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Green Park Presbyterian Sunday School Honor Roll, Horsham Historical Society. Parents: Edward and Catherine Ann FULTON, Horsham, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 26 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on B.103, 'Presumed to be Buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FULTON Arthur Rupert |