Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 26 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Merchant |
Address | Normanby Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 54 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Edith Sophia Linton, Normanby Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Scottish Borderers and London Scottish Volunteers; Colonel, 18th Brigade, Citizen Military Forces, Ballarat. |
Rank on enlistment | COL Brigadier |
Unit name | Brigade 6, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/6/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Brigade Staff |
Fate | Died at sea |
Place of death or wounding | Aegean Sea |
Age at death from cemetery records | 54 |
Place of burial | East Mudros Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 190), Greece |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Agnes LINTON; Wife: Edith Sophia Linton, Dalton, Normanby Street, Middle Brighton, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Son: Captain Richard Vivers LINTON, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 7 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Dardanelles theatre. Died of shock and exposure in water when ship, HT 'Southland', was torpedoed, 2 September 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, LINTON Richard |