James Henry LAUGHTON

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LAUGHTON, James Henry

Service Number:	1378
Enlisted:	22 October 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	5th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glenorchy, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Glenorchy, Northern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 11 November 1964, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria LAWN.D.9.12
Memorials:	Glenorchy Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

22 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1378, 5th Infantry Battalion
2 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1378, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: ''
2 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1378, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne
12 Sep 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1378, 5th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

James Henry Laughton was the son of John and Alice Maud Laughton of Glenorchy, Victoria. He enlisted in 1914 with the 5th Battalion AIF and took part in the Anzac Day landing on Gallipoli 25 April 1915. He was severely wounded only a week later, being hit the thigh by shrapnel which caused several fractures to his left femur.

James was evacuated to Alexandria in Egypt and three months later was taken to England on a hospital ship. He was admitted to the 4th London General Hospital during August 1915. Nine months later he was returned to Australia, due to his compound fracture, during May 1916. He was discharged from the AIF with a pension a few months later.

His younger brother, 2749 Corporal Griffin Inglis Laughton M.I.D. 46th Battalion AIF, was later killed in action near Dernancourt, France, on 5 April 1918, aged 29.

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