SUTTON  R.E.P.

Given Names:  Robert Esmond

               

Service Number:  15196

Unit:  14th Australian General Hospital                                                                             

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  234276

 

Age:  20 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Theological Student                                                                                   

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

 

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  4 In                     

Weight:  126½ Lbs

Chest:  31-34¼ In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Pale

 

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  14/12/1915

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Rev. Canon George Sutton

Vickerage, High Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                

Embarkation Date:  9/8/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Karoola A63

 

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Berrima 

Embarked:  16/1/1919                               

Disembarked:  17/2/1919

Unit:  1st Light Horse Ambulance                                                                                                   

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  27/3/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  51943

Victory Medal:  50883

Other:   

 

BIRTH

Date or Year:  27/6/1895

Place:  Hawthorn, Victoria                        

Father:  George SUTTON                        

Mother:  Ellen BLYEGH (BLIGH)

 

MARRIAGE

Year:  1938     

Place:             

Spouse: Helen Lindsay RUSSELL

 

DEATH

Date or Year: 3/10/1978                          

Place: MacLeod, Victoria                         

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

 

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

 

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

University of Melbourne

Trinity Grammar

 

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:                                                    

Date Enlisted:                                                        

Date Discharged: 

 

COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

Yes

 

Kew Rotary