Regimental number | 5810 |
Place of birth | Rupanyup, Victoria |
School | Concordia College, Murton |
Other training | Nil |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Address | Rupanyup, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Janette Culton, Rupsnyup, Victoria |
Previous military service | Victorian Rangers |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 35 |
Place of burial | Poelcapple British Cemetery (Plot IX, Row A, Grave No. 16), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Murtoa Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: William (d. 12 June 1903, aged 63; bu. Murtoa Cemetery) and Janet (Jeanette: d. 19 December 1926, aged 76; bu. Murtoa Cemetery) CULTON |
Family/military connections | Brother: Lt William James CULTON, 40th Bn, killed in action, 12 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |