Regimental number | 3493 |
Place of birth | Grafton, Clarence River, New South Wales |
School | Grafton and Carr's Creek Public Schools, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Bangalow, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 26 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Saxon, Bangalow, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 47th Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/64/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 47th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Buttes New British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 15), Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 144 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Eliza SAXON. Ntive of Bangalow, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |