Denton, Arthur Oliver

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Denton, Arthur Oliver Service Number 531

Killed in Action 5th May 1917 Bullecourt, France

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NAME Denton, Arthur Oliver

SERVICE NO 531

UNIT 2nd Pioneer Battalion

RANK Corporal

AGE at Enlistment 19 yrs 2 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH Wyong, NSW

ADDRESS

OCCUPATION Carpenter. Served apprenticeship 5 yrs with A Taylor of Hamilton, NSW

DATE OF ENLISTMENT 2 Feb 1915

PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE 2 yrs Snr Cadets/ 2 yrs Citizens Forces still serving

NEXT OF KIN Father;- Geo Denton, Sixth St. Adamstown, NSW Mother;- E Denton

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

Height-5’5”. Weight-140lbs. Chest-30-34 Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Brown. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION Methodist

EMBARKED 25 Jun 1915 Sydney per A40 “Ceramic”.

DISEMBARKED

NOTES

WOUNDED/ILLNESS 23 Jun to 9 Aug 1916 Sick VD-

DIED 5 May 1917 Killed instantly shell fire Bullecourt

BURIED In situ

MEDALS 1914-15 Star-16165, British War Medal-15763, Victory Medal-15700. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-324369.

DEPENDANTS

PERSONAL EFFECTS Tobacco Pouch, 4 Badges, 2 Testaments, 2 Buttons, Letter, Cards.

WILL

CORRESPONDENCE

REMARKS Served Gallipoli, France

RED CROSS REPORT Well liked chap.

Gosford Times 16th August 1917

KILLED IN ACTION

A Jilliby Lad

Mr. and Mrs. George Denton, of Sixth Street, Adamstown, received a message that their youngest son, Corporal Arthur Denton was killed in action on May 5th . corporal Denton was 21 years of age, and left Syd-ney two years ago for the front. Prior to enlisting, he was serving his time with Mr. Taylor, of Hamilton, builder and contractor. Mr. and Mrs. Denton have two other sons at the front. Their second son, Private John Denton, enlisted at the outbreak of the war with the King’s Own Scottish Rifles in England. He has been three times wounded, on the last occasion, in July last, and in a recent letter received from him he was in a convalescent camp in Ireland, and was about to be sent back to his depot in England. The eldest son, Corporal Wilfred Denton, was the seventh man in New South Wales to enlist in the Expeditionary Forces, and the first man from Adamstown to join the colors. He left with the 1st Battalion, but was invalided back from Egypt. On his recovery he was accepted, and left with the ---Battalion. The brothers are all rifle-men. Their father, Mr. George Denton, is in the railway service. Deceased soldier lad and his brother Jack were born at Jilliby. Another brother George Denton, is at present night officer at Ourimbah .

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3501756

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