Regimental number | 3694 |
Place of birth | Ulverstone, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Miss Ida Stratton sister, Fulton Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Stratton, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 35 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 19A), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Mary STRATTON, Fulton Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 2079 Lance Corporal Elijah YAXLEY DCM, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917; 2836 Pte James Keith YAXLEY, 12th Bn, died of wounds, 28 July 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |