Regimental number | 516 |
Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
School | Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Engine driver |
Address | McArthur Parade, Dulwich Hill, England |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Abraham Compton, Junction Street, Junee, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 19th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Shrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 7), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 88 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in St Saviour's Anglican Cemetery, Goulburn, New South Wales. Headstone inscription reads: 'His God and Country needed him.' Parents: Abraham (d. 24 October 1924, aged 66, bu. St Saviour's Cemetery) and Annie COMPTON (d. 22 August 1901, aged 48, bu. St Saviour's Cemetery) |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |