Regimental number | 4521 |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
School | Rose Park Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Printer |
Address | 123 Sydenham Road, Norwood, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Sowton, 123 Sydenham Road, Norwood, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 25.1 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Sutton Veny (St. John) Churchyard (Plot 83, Row L, Grave No. 3), Wiltshire, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 111 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary SOWTON, 17 May Terrace, Kensington Park, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 978 Pte Stanley Seymour SOWTON, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 20 May 1919; Cousins: 3043 Pte Claude Colin Bruce SOWTON, 16th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917; 20277 Gunner Nicholas Hope SOWTON, 8th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 24 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |