Regimental number | 2939 |
Place of birth | St George Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Womalilla, Mitchell, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, Sydney John Tigh Britton, Boston, Mitchell, Queensland |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in Queensland Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 1884 Pte John Reginald BRITTON, 26th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 April 1919; 1885 Pte James Sydney BRITTON, 26th Bn, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 2915 Pte Oliver Charles BRITTON, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 8 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death |