Regimental number | 6295 |
Place of birth | St Lawrence Queensland |
School | St Lawrence State School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | St Lawrence, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Violet Alice Britton, Rolleston, Springsure, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row A, Grave No. 14), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Wascoe Henry Algernon BRITTON and Alison Marie HARVEY-FRANK; Wife: Violet Alice WHITCHER, Taroom, Queensland. Native of St. Lawrence, Queensland~ |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |