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Edwin John TUTTON

Regimental number3642
Place of birthQuabb Farm, Harfield Bristol, England
SchoolBishop Road Borading School, England
Age on arrival in Australia19
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarmer
AddressBolinjup, Greenbushes, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinSister, Winnie Sutton, 41 Nevil Road, Bishopton, Bristol, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll27 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 17 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 July 1916
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialThiepval Anglo-French Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
114
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edmund Alfred and Florence Eliza TUTTOM, Horfield, Bristol
Family/military connectionsBrother: Regional TUTTON, killed in action, 29th May 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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