Guy Dart ATHERTON

ATHERTON, Guy Dart

Service Number: Q140583
Enlisted: 28 July 1914, Served in the British Army - Warwickshire Regiment.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, 24 March 1894
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: The Geelong College
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 1950, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

28 Jul 1914: Enlisted Second Lieutenant, Unspecified British Units, Served in the British Army - Warwickshire Regiment.

World War 2 Service

11 Mar 1942: Enlisted Private, Q140583, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland.
11 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, Q140583
6 Aug 1943: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, Q140583, Works / Labour / Employment / 'Alien' Company/ies

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Biography contributed by Daryl Jones

ATHERTON, Guy Dart (1892-1950)

Born on 24 March 1892, the son of Thomas Atherton and Harriett nee Finley. He was educated at Geelong College from 1906 until 1910, and was Cox of the 1st VIII in 1908. His address at enrolment was 'Ventnor', Walsh Street, South Yarra

He went to England at his own expense, and served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Warwickshire Regiment (Royal Army Service Corps) on the Western Front in France. He died in 1950.

Source : The Geelong College - https://gnet.geelongcollege.vic.edu.au/wiki/ATHERTON-Guy-Dart-1892-1950.ashx?HL=atherton

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