Regimental number | 2731 |
Place of birth | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
School | Prestwich Wesleyan School, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Semaphore Read, Semaphore, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Britton, Semaphore Road, Semaphore, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 12), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Lillyan BRITTON; husband of Mary BRITTON, Woodlands, Rainsough, Prestwick, Manchester, England |