Regimental number | 52283 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Lower Longley, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Lower Longley, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, C Eaton, Lower Longley, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Service scheme) |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1 to 3 (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements (May-Oct 1918) |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/111/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Depot Unit of Supply |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 1 May 1918; transshipped New York, 14 June 1918; disembarked Liverpool, England, 2 July 1918, and marched in to 9th Training Bn. Allotted to 40th Bn, 2 July 1918. Proceeded overseas to France, 28 January 1919. Transferred to 24th Depot Unit of Supply, 1 February 1919. Marched out to England for return to Australia, 2 June 1919. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Argyllshire', 1 August 1919; disembarked Hobart, 22 September 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), 16 October 1919. Medal: British War Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 74 |
Place of burial | Cremated: ashes interred in Cornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania |
Sources | NAA: B2455, EATON Albert Harland |