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AYTON, Walter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 110, VX13898 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1915, Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Warrandyte, Victoria, Australia, 11 September 1897 |
| Home Town: | Warrandyte, Manningham, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Accidental (Injuries), Benghazi, Libya, Egypt, 25 February 1941, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya 6. D. 20., Benghazi War Cemetery, Benghazi province, Libya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 110, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 110, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 110, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Dec 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2 ANZAC Corps Headquarters | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 1st Field Company Engineers | |
| 20 Apr 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 110, 1st Field Company Engineers, HT Boonah, London for return to Australia - arriving 8 June 1919. | |
| 7 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 110, 1st Field Company Engineers |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Feb 1940: | Involvement Sapper, VX13898, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE, Libya/North Africa | |
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| 9 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Sapper, VX13898, 2nd/2nd Field Company / Squadron RAE, Melbourne | |
| 9 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX13898 |
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