Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | c/o H R Mead, Corso, Manly, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs L Hatton, c/o H R Mead, Corso, Manly, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Royal Military College |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 5, Battery 14 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/33/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 23), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Manly West Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Alfred Joseph (d. 5 September 1915, aged 49; bu. Manly West) and Lillie HATTON. Native of Newtown, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |