Regimental number | 5478 |
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Adjery Road, Kadina, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E H Hanton, Adjery Road, Kadina, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 16th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/33/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 7 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, france, 14 June 1916. Wounded in action, and taken prisoner of war, 11 April 1917. Repatriated from Germany, and arrived in england, 6 December 1918; granted leave until 11 January 1919. Admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, 3 January 1919; discharged, 29 March 1919; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 86 days. Admitted to Military Hospital, 28 April 1919 (mental disease); transferred to Military Hospital, Napsbury, 1 May 1919; to Lord Derby War hospital, Warrington, 21 July 1919; note on file: 'No improvement in mental condition: still depressed and deluded.' Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Borda', 9 December 1919 (mental case); disembarked, Adelaide, 24 January 1920; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 18 June 1920. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Miscellaneous details | Second given name incorrectly recorded on Embarkation Roll as Roy. |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HANTON Arnold Lester Ray |