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James Cornelius ILTON

Regimental number5113
Place of birthElizabeth Street, Malvern, Victoria
SchoolSpring Road State School, Malvern, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFruiterers assistant
AddressDimboola, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFather, A Ilton, Aintree Road, Malvern, Victoria
Enlistment date26 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on 1 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularYoungest son of Aaron Ilton, resident of Malvern since 1853. Buried Le Grand Hasard Military Cemetery.
FateKilled in Action 20 April 1918
Place of death or woundingHazebrouck, France
Age at death36
Place of burialGrand Hasard Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 14), Morbecque, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
47
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Aaron and Eliza ILTON, Owen Street, Mordialloc, Victoria; husband of Mrs M.E. ILTON
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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