| Regimental number | 6545 |
| Place of birth | North Hamilton Victoria |
| School | Hamilton, Western District College; and Geelong College, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Grazier |
| Address | Hamilton, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 22 |
| Next of kin | Father, John Fenton, Hamilton, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 4, Battery 11 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/32/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Division Artillery |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Work on 29 September 1917 in the Bellewarde-Westhoek Valley. Recommendation date: |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded and gassed. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Ribemont |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VII, Row B, Grave No. 50), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and the late Helen FENTON "Lantarna", Hamilton, Victoria |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'On the 29th September, 1917, in BELLEWARDE-WESTHOEK Valley, the Battery was being shelled heavily by 5.2 and 8" to such an extent that orders were given to temporarily evacuate the position. Immediately after, a 6-mule team of the 2nd Australian D.A.C. was almost directly hit with a shell, severely wounding two of the drivers and killing one. Notwithstanding the heavy shell fire, Gunner FENTON and Gunner CRAWFORD, accompanied by the Battery A.M.C. Orderly, immediately went to the assistance of the wounded, dressed their wounds and carried them to the Dressing Station. The A.M.C. Orderly was killed in doing so. They went back again to see if they could render any assistance to two Pioneers who had also run over with them in the first place, but had been killed by the same shell that killed the A.M.C. Orderly. I consider they exhibited the highest form of individual courage under such trying circumstances.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31 Date: |
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