Dutton, Walter –

Youngest son of William and the late Susannah Dutton, of Cleveleys, Lancashire, and formerly of Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Betsy Dutton, of Harkaway, Victoria, Australia; brother of Thomas Dutton, of Westgarth, Albert Road, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Died at 44th Casualty Clearing Station, France.

Personal details

  • Surname: Dutton
  • Forename: Walter
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Warrington, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Harkaway, Victoria, Australia
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 36
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 4th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 6th Battalion, Australian Machine Gun Corps.
  • Service number: 144
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: January 8th, 1915 - 1915-01-08
  • Enlistment location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: St / V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Puchevillers British Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: II. C. 68.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/09/1916 01/09/1916 29/12/1916
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h 6a/b* S17*

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