William McAllister LUGTON

LUGTON, William McAllister

    Service Number: 6142
    Enlisted: 18 August 1916, Brisbane
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 25th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Anderston, Glasgow, Scotland, 23 March 1877
    Home Town: Esk, Somerset, Queensland
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Timber Getter
    Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917, aged 40 years
    Cemetery: Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres
    Grave V. J. 17. INSCRIPTION A BRAVE CHRISTIAN HERO RESTING IN PEACE WITH GOD PEACE PERFECT PEACE
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    18 Aug 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6142, 25th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane
    27 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 6142, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
    27 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 6142, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Marathon, Brisbane
    8 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6142, 25th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Shrapnel wound left thigh (severe)
    28 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6142, 25th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres

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    Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

    He was 40 and the son of Daniel D. and Sarah Lugton.

    He is one of 12 Casualties who served with Australian forces in the Great War who are remembered on the Rothesay War Memorial. The Royal Burgh of Rothesay (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Bhòid) is the principal town on the Isle of Bute, in the council area of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Rothesay lies along the coast of the Firth of Clyde. Located on the Esplanade near the Pier, it is known locally as "The Angel".

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