Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
School | St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Kite Street, Orange, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Height | 5' 11.5" |
Weight | 174 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M.C. Dalton, as above |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets and in 9th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Chanak Consular Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Family/military connections | Brother: 402 Gunner Thomas Joseph DALTON, 13th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 18 October 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DALTON James |