Regimental number | 514 |
Place of birth | Booborowie, South Australia |
School | Booborowie Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm Labourer |
Address | North Yelta, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Alice Leighton, Booborowrie, Burra, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row G, Grave No. 9), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Edward and Alice Leighton, Booborowie, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |