David George SUTTON

SUTTON, David George

    Service Number: 1552
    Enlisted: 31 December 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 15th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1893
    Home Town: Yarram, Wellington, Victoria
    Schooling: Max Creek State School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Farm Labourer
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 May 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 1V, Row B, Grave 10 Rev. J. Green officiated Headstone inscription reads: Lest we forget, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yarram WW1 War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    31 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1552, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
    13 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1552, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
    13 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1552, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Thomas and Marie Louisa Sutton of Tara Valley, South Gippsoand, Victoria. Brother of William Henry Sutton who was killed in action on 11 August 1918 while serving with the 49th Battalion and was buried in the Beacon Cemetery, Sailley-Laurette. Plot 1, Row J, Grave 6

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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