Regimental number | 5384 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Normal School, Brisbane, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.6 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 148 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C J Dalton, John Street, Paddington, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Brisbane, Queensland |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Hawkes Bay on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and May DALTON, 45 Woodcot Street, Sydney, New South Wales |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Sydney, 20 April 1916; disembarked Egypt, 24 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 1 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 8 June 1916. Wounded in action, 9 August 1916 (shrapnel wound, right and left thigh), and admitted to 13th Australian Field Ambulance. Died of wounds, 9 August 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Understated age at enlistment: born 1899, true age at death 17 years 14 days. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, DALTON Norman Charles |