CATTON  F.

Given Names:  Francis Charles

               

Service Number:  2180

Unit:  8th Light Horse Regiment, 15th reinforcements                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  20 Yrs  1 Mth

Occupation:  Labourer                                                                                                    

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7¼ In                  

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  33-35 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Grey

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  4/8/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  SISTER  Mrs Annie Aubert

60 Disraeli Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                       

Embarkation Date:  7/4/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Barunga A43

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Euripides                                         

Embarked:  14/3/1919                               

Disembarked:  25/4/1919

Unit:  15th Light Horse Regiment                                                                                                   

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  20/6/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  40962

Victory Medal:  40353

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1895

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  James CATTON                         

Mother:  Mary ANGEL

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1923     

Place:             

Spouse: Queenie RIDGWAY

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 9/6/1970                            

Place: Heidelberg, Victoria                      

Burial:  Kew Cemetery, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew State School

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Kew Rotary