Garton, Samuel

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Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Garton, Samuel Service Number 5341

Killed in Action 3rd May 1917 Bullecourt, France

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Benalyn Campbell

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NAME Garton, Samuel

SERVICE NO 5341

UNIT

RANK Private

AGE at Enlistment 39 yrs

PLACE OF BIRTH Redfern, NSW

ADDRESS PO Brooklyn, NSW

OCCUPATION Fisherman

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 26 Feb 1916

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Bathurst, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Brother;- Edward George Garton, Brooklyn, Mooney Creek, Hawkesbury River/83 Hardie St. Mascot. NSW./ Mungindi, NSW

Elder Brother;- Frederick Gaton, 83 Hardie St. Mascot. NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’8”. Weight-147lbs. Chest-35-37”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scar 4” long over R/Elbow.

RELIGION C/E

EMBARKED Sydney 28 Aug 1916 per A18 “Wiltshire”.

DISEMBARKED Plymouth 13 Oct 1916

NOTES Parents deceased.

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 3 May 1917-France-Missing in Action

DIED 3 May 1917- Killed instantly by shell explosion at Bullecourt-France

BURIED

MEDALS British War Medal-45935, Victory Medal-45409. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-339427.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE

REMARKS Thought by other servicemen to be about 50 yrs old, grey hair, feeble looking, evacuated to hospital on several occasions.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 4026638

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