SHILTON, Joseph

SHILTON,  Joseph

Full Name: Joseph

SHILTON

Date of Birth: 08

–

1894

Place of birth: Liverpool

England

Occupation: Labourer

Address: Boundary Road Midland Junction WA

Next of Kin: Sister – Nellie Roberts

Next of Kin Address: Midland Junction WA

Religion: Wesleyan

Service Number: 5710

Rank: Driver

Unit/Division: 12th Field Artillery Brigade

Enlistment Date: 1915-08-10

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1915-10-11

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Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-09

Locations Served:

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-04-04

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4/08/1915- Completed Medical Examination -Harvey WA
10/08/1915- To No. 22 Depot Company Blackboy Hill WA as Private
21/09/1915- To Artillery Reinforcements Broadmeadows VIC as Gunner
9/11/1915- To Overseas Base Egypt ex Australia
19/11/1915- Joined 8th Field Artillery Brigade Heliopolis Egypt
21/01/1916- Admitted Hospital Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ( Sick )
26/01/1916- Rejoined 8th Field Artillery Battery Tel-el-Kebir Egypt & Mustered as Driver
23/03/1916- To 24th Howitzer Brigade 112th Battery Tel-el Kebir Egypt
18/05/1916- Appointed Temporary Driver with 24th Brigade in the field France
1/07/1916- Confirmed Appointment as Driver in the field France
2/07/1916- Admitted 12th Casualty Clearing Station France ( Diarrhoea ) ex 13th Field Ambulance
20/07/1916- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex sickness
25/01/1917- Transferred 12th Army Field Artillery Battery in the field France
20/01/1918- Admitted 26th General Hospital Etaples France ( Gastritis ) ex 15th Australian Field Ambulance ex 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station ex 15th Australian Field Ambulance
5/02/1918- Transferred No. 6 Convalescent Depot Etaples then to No. 5 Convalescent Depot Cayeux France
15/03/1918- Admitted 3rd Australian General Hospital Abbeville France ( Gastritis )
28/03/1918- Admitted 2nd General Hospital Boulogne France
3/04/1918- Evacuated/Admitted Horton County of London War Hospital Epsom England
12/04/1918- Transferred 3rd Aux Hospital Dartford England
17/04/1918- Granted Leave England
4/05/1918- To No. 4 Command Depot Hurdcott England ex Leave
27/05/1918- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England
19/07/1918- To RBAA Heytesbury England
20/11/1918- To No. 1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England
11/12/1918- Embarked England for Australia per ” Saxon ”
20/01/1919- Disembarked Australia
4/04/1919- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )

 

Service Medals Awarded

1914/1915 Star – No. 1131

British War Medal – No. 6149

Victory Medal – No. 6136

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial WA.