Regimental number | 173 |
Place of birth | Archdale |
School | Amphitheatre State School, Victoria |
Other training | Sleeper Hewer |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Hewer |
Address | Amphitheatre, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriette Morton, Amphitheatre, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 39th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/56/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 39th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was recommended the VC for the bravest deed done on that day in capturing an enemy machine gun and killing the crew. He was shop by a sniper when bringing the 2nd machine gun. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | near Passchendaele |
Age at death | 20.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXII, Row D, Grave No. 19), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 131 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Harriet MORTON, Amphitheatre, Victoria. Native of Archdale |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |