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Thomas Joseph BRUTON

Regimental number13682
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolConvent of Mercy (Catholic), Coolgardie, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocers assistant
AddressHelena Vale Hotel, Midland Junction, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, T Bruton, Helena Vale Hotel, Midland Junction, Western Australia
Previous military service88th Infantry; Served in the Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date24 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll4 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 15
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/30/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT Malwa on 21 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Divisional Ammunition Column
FateDied of wounds 18 April 1917
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Annie BRUTON, +lswick Hotel, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt, New South Wales. Born at Carlton, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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