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John Alexander DENTON

Regimental number141
Place of birthHighgate Hill, Western Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSalesman
Address67 Tower Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinF. Denton, 67 Tower Street, Leederville, Western Australia
Previous military service30th Signal Company Army Engineers
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameDivisional Signal Company 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number22/11/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Signal Company Engineers
FateReturned to Australia 3 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death19 July 1961

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