| Place of birth | Galeshead, Durham, England |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Master mariner |
| Address | Railway Street, Glebe, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 39 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 186 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary E. Morton, Railway Street, Glebe, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Mauritius Mounted Police (six months) and transferred to Observatory as assistant |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 36th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/53/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 36th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Reginal and Mary Ann MORTON. Photo: Peter Dennis |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: England. Embarked Sydney, 13 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 9 July 1916. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 11 August 1916 (nervous debility); marched into No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 31 August 1916. Admitted to No 3 London General Hospital, Wandsworth, 21 September 1916 (melancholia). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Wiltshire', 12 November 1916; disembarked Sydney, 3 January 1917. Admitted to No 4 Australian General Hospital, 3 January 1917; transferred to No 13 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Leichhardt, 12 January 1917. Appointment terminated (discharged, medically unfit: neurasthenia brought about by the strain of active service and recurring bouts of malarial fever), 2 May 1917. Medal: British War Medal. Death attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 66 |
| Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, MORTON Arthur Daniel |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
