Regimental number | 3399 |
Place of birth | Wy Yeang, Victoria |
School | Bairnsdale State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Laboure |
Address | Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, W B Thexton, Bairnsdale, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Died of illness, Lancaster Hospital, England. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 18.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 18 |
Place of burial | Lancaster Cemetery (G. CE. 95), Lancashire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 129 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Bainbridge and Elizabeth Mewes THEXTON, Dalston Road, Oakleigh, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 4609 Pte James Winwick THEXTON, 59th Bn, killed in action, France, 19 July 1916; 2434 Pte William George THEXTON, 8th Light Horse, died of illness, Perth Hospital, western Australia, 15 May 1916. |