Segimental number 5375
Place of birth West Wallsend, New South Wales
School West Wallsend Public School, New South Wales
Religion Methodist
Occupation Miner
Address Wilson Street, West Wallsend, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Father, David Mutton, Wilson Street, West Wallsend, New South Wales
Previous military service Served in the Compulsory Training Scheme.
Enlistment date 9 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 26 August 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 20th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/37/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 20th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Mention in Despatches
Recommendation date: 3 March 1917
Fate Killed in Action 3 May 1917
Place of death or wounding Bullecourt, France
Age at death 20
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial Queant Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 12), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 92
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: David and Mary Jane MUTTON, West Wallsend, New South Wales
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials: Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour,
West Wallsend Methodist Church Roll of Honour
Segimental number 5375
Place of birth West Wallsend, New South Wales
School West Wallsend Public School, New South Wales
Religion Methodist
Occupation Miner
Address Wilson Street, West Wallsend, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin Father, David Mutton, Wilson Street, West Wallsend, New South Wales
Previous military service Served in the Compulsory Training Scheme.
Enlistment date 9 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 26 August 1915
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 20th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/37/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 20th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)
Mention in Despatches
Recommendation date: 3 March 1917
Fate Killed in Action 3 May 1917
Place of death or wounding Bullecourt, France
Age at death 20
Age at death from cemetery records 20
Place of burial Queant Road Cemetery (Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 12), Buissy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 92
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: David and Mary Jane MUTTON, West Wallsend, New South Wales
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Memorials: Australian War Memorial, Roll of Honour,
West Wallsend Methodist Church Roll of Honour
Gravesite Details
Private, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Age: 20.
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