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SUTTON, Hector Lancelot Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 8170 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915, Claremont, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 22 November 1895 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Boot Importer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 9 April 1959, aged 63 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremation Memorials, Western Wall, A, 71 |
| Memorials: | Launceston Charles Street State School Great War Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 8170, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Claremont, Tasmania | |
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| 16 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 8170, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Nov 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 8170, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8170, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, Gassed | |
| 31 Dec 1918: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal | |
| 3 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 8170, 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
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