Regimental number | 3615 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Croydon, South Australia |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | Belmore Avenue, Woodville, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Mutton, Belmore Avenue, Woodville, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the 80th Bn, Senior Cadets: still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A 16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2406 Pte Wilfred Dixon MUTTON, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 December 1918. |
Other details |
Discharged, 11 May 1917 (not attested: under regulation age). Re-enlisted, 22 June 1917.WSW Embarked Sydney, 16 July 1917; admitted to No 3 General Hospital, Durban, South Africa, 2 August 1917 (pneumonia); reported 'dangerously ill', 18 August 1917; transferred to Imperial Rest Camp, 29 September 1917; re-embarked on board 'Walmer Castle', 5 October 1917; disembarked Cape Town, South Africa, 13 October 1917. Embarked Cape Town, 29 November 1917, on board 'Llanstephan'; disembarked Plymouth, England, 31 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 February 1918; taken on strength, 48th Bn, in the field, 11 April 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 27 November 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 22 December 1918. On duty at Corps Searchlight Workshops, 9 January 1919; rejoined unit, 10 February 1919. Transferred to England for return to Australia, 9 May 1919; marched in to No 4 Group, 10 May 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Frankfurt', 1 July 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 17 August 1919; discharged, Adelaide, 17 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |