Regimental number | 2752 |
Place of birth | Richmond, South Australia |
School | Plympton Public School, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Plympton, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 35 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Eliza Wheaton, Plympton, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/67/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 35 |
Place of burial | Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave 35), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 151 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Eliza WHEATON. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3811 Lance Corporal Frank Thomas Norman WHEATON, 32nd Battalion, returned to Australia, 5 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |