DALTON  A.R.

Given Names:  Alexander Reginald

               

Service Number:  4531

Unit:  29th Battalion, 12th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

 

Age:  18 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4 In                     

Weight:  129 Lbs

Chest:  31-33 In

Hair:  Dark Brown

Eyes:  Hazel

Complexion:  Medium

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  23/9/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  William Dalton

162 Cotham Road, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  16/12/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Medic A7

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

Ship:               

Embarked:      

Disembarked: 

Unit:  46th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:                                       

Place: 

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  54292

Victory Medal:  53450

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  23/3/1898

Place:  Albert Park, Victoria                     

Father:  William DALTON                        

Mother:  Rosette Marie COX

 

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 1/4/1918                            

Place: , France

Burial:  No known grave

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 18/1/1918; gun shot wound, head

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Kew State School

Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 342046

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary