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William SUTTON

Regimental number4910
Place of birthYiewsley, Middlesex, England
SchoolState School, Western Australia
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address124 Hopkin Street, Boulder, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinWife, Mrs F I Sutton, Vivian Street,Boulder, Western Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date10 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularBrothers in the British Army.
FateKilled in Action 6 March 1917
Age at death25
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 9), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
121
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of James SUTTON; husband of Florence Ida SUTTON, Harold Street, Botany, New South Wales. Native of Yiewsley, England
Family/military connectionsNil
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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