STRATTON, Benjamin
| Service Number: | 4527 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, Australia , 16 April 1895 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wellington Road Public School |
| Occupation: | Painter and Decorator |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 April 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery II A 4 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwood War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4527, 27th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 25 Mar 1916: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 4527, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4527, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4527, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Signaller B. Stratton
Benjamin Stratton was born on the 16th of April, 1895 to William Henry and Emma Stratton, near Kensington. He was a brother to Leslie Stratton who also went to war and Hilda Rose Stratton.
Before enlisting Benjamin lived on Charles Street, Kensington, South Australia with his siblings and worked as a painter and decorator for his older brother. He went to school at North Norwood Public School and his religion was the Church of England. Prior to the war, he served in the cadets for three years.
He enlisted in the AIF on the 19th January 1916, with service number was 4527. He served with the 27th Battalion, which his brother Leslie also served with. He was 5' 6½" tall, with grey eyes, light brown hair and a medium complexion.
Private Stratton embarked from Australia on HMAT A9 Shropshire, 25 March 1916, which was part of the fleet of transport ships that were leased by the Commonwealth governments.
On the 25th of May 1916, Benjamin Stratton embarked from Alexandria, Egypt for Marseille, France, disembarking on the 5th of June. He he was taken on strength of the 27th Battalion in August 1916. His casualty and service form shows that he was wounded in action on the 25th of April 1917 and was admitted to the 3rd Australian Casualty Clearing Station where he died of a head wound. He was buried at Grevillers British Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France. The location of his grave is at plot 2, row A, grave number 4.
His father was issued with his British War Medal and the Victory Medal in addition to the Commemorative Plaque and scroll.
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