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DENTON, Reginald George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 629 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jerildrie, NSW, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Addenda Panel, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 629, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 629, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 629, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Henry and Emeline DENTON
PTE. G R. DENTON.
Missing since the battle of Pozieres Pte. G. R. Derton is now officially recorded as killed in action. Pte. Denton was born in N.S.W., and spent most of his life there, but his father, Mr Denton, of the Footscray Club, is well known to hnndreds of Footscray people who sympathise with him in the loss of his only boy. Pte. Denton was employed in the city council's electric light department and enlisted in July, 1915, spending some time in Egypt before going on to France. He was 26 years of age.
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