| Regimental number | 5409 |
| Place of birth | London, England |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Address | Hornseywood, Penrith, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Christabel Sutton, Hornseywood, Penrith, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 11th Hussars, British Army; 4.5 years in the Natal Mounted Police. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: England Embarked Sydney, 22 August 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 13 October 1916. Admitted to Woolwich Military Hospital, 25 October 1916 (fractured ribs); taken on strength, No 3 Command Depot, from hospital, 18 November 1916. Found guilty, 4 December 1916, of being absent without leave, 27 November-4 December 1916: forfeited 3 days' pay. Marched in to 5th Training Bn, Rollestone, 18 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 7 December 1916 (pleurisy); discharged, 14 December 1916; marched in to 5th Training Bn, 18 December 1916. Admitted to Fargo Hospital, 22 December 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to duty, 28 December 1916. Admitted to Endell Street Hospital, London, 9 February 1917 (bronchitis: seriously ill); discharged to 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 19 June 1917. Commenced return to Australia on board HS 'Karoola', 3 July 1917; disembarked Sydney, 29 August 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility, senility, paresis right leg), Sydney, 4 October 1917. Medal: British War Medal Died of pneumonia. |
| Miscellaneous details | Wife's name incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Christatee.. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, SUTTON Albert Lackington |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
