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William Henry SUTTON

Regimental number1559
Place of birthNorth Devon, Victoria
SchoolNorth Devon State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMax Creek Loosebag via Yarram, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, T Sutton, Max Creek Loosebag via Yarram, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Royal Garrison Artillery, Queenscliff.
Enlistment date28 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A49 Seang Choon on 13 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 11 August 1918
Place of death or woundingChipelly Ridge, France
Age at death30-31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialBeacon Cemetery (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 6), Sailly-Laurette, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Marie Louisa SUTTON; husband of Florence E. SUTTON, Commercial Street, Yarram Victoria. Native of Devon North, Victoria

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