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James SUTTON

Regimental number479
Place of birthBealiba, Victoria
SchoolState School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBealiba, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Sutton, Bealiba, Victoria
Enlistment date26 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25-26 April 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death23
Place of burialShell Green Cemetery (Artillery Road Plot 20), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
54
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas Sampson and Sarah SUTTON, Bealiba, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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