Sydney John DUTTON

DUTTON, Sydney John

Service Number: 2340
Enlisted: 16 December 1914
Last Rank: Gunner
Last Unit: 10th Field Artillery Brigade
Born: Walsall, Staffordshire, England, 25 May 1896
Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Warehouseman
Died: Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Vaire-Sous-Corbie Communal Cemetery
On West side Headstone Inscription "THINK OF HIM STILL THE SAME I SAY HE IS NOT DEAD HE IS JUST AWAY", Vaire-sous-Corbie Communal Cemetery, Vaire-sous-Corbie, Picardie, France
Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide St John's Anglican Church Memorial Tablet, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

16 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2340, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
24 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2340, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Kanowna embarkation_ship_number: A61 public_note: ''
24 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2340, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Kanowna, Adelaide
8 Aug 1918: Involvement Gunner, 2340, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2340 awm_unit: 10th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-08-08

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

Son of Henry and Eliza Priscilla DUTTON, of 265, Gilles St., Adelaide, South Australia. Born at Walsall, England.