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William Thomas COXTON

Regimental number1623
Place of birthSturston
SchoolChurch of England
Age on arrival in Australia29
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOakey Creek Station via Coolah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation36
Next of kinMother, Mrs Harriet Phillips, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name53rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/70/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 31 July 1917
Place of death or woundingLes boeufs, Somme, France
Age at death37
Age at death from cemetery records37
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave no. 6), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
157
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of Harriet Phillips (formerly COXON), Hollands Yard, St. John Street, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England. Native of Sturston, Derbyshire, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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