LAUGHTON, John Alexander

LAUGHTON,  John  Alexander

Full Name: John Alexander

LAUGHTON

Date of Birth: 07

–

1897

Place of birth: Denmark WA

Australia

Occupation: Apprentice Moulder

Address: 20 Campbell Street Subiaco WA

Next of Kin: Father- John Alexander Laughton

Next of Kin Address: 121 Glendower Street Perth WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 3566

Rank: Lance Corporal

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-04

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

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Embarkation Date: 1916-01-17

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Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-07

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Returned: Yes

Discharge Date: 1919-09-27

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25/09/1915- Completed Medical Examination Perth WA
4/10/1915- To 31 Depot Company Blackboy Hill as Private
16/10/1915- To 4th Depot Battalion ” A ” Company Blackboy Hill
1/11/1915- To 28th Battalion 8th Reinforcements
8/02/1916- To Overseas Training Base Egypt ex Australia
3/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt then To 7th Training Battalion Zeitoun Egypt
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with British Expeditionary Forces for Marseilles France ( Disembarked 12/06/1916 )
9/06/1917- Wounded in Action Belgium ( Severe Gunshot Wound Right Hand )
10/06/1917- Admitted 10th General Hospital Rouen France ex 110th Field Ambulance
21/06/1917- Evacuated/Admitted Tooting Military Hospital England
25/07/1917- Discharged from Hospital & Granted Leave England
8/08/1917- To No.1 Command Depot Sutton Veny England ex Leave
8/11/1917- To Overseas Training Brigade Longbridge Deverill England
28/11/1917- Proceeded Oversea 4th Australian Division Base Depot Havre France ex Southampton ex Longbridge Deverill
3/12/1917- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Base Depot
29/04/1918- Appointed Lance Corporal in the field France
17/07/1918- To No. 4 Rest Camp in the field France
4/08/1918- Admitted 2nd Canadian General Hospital Le Treport France ( Influenza ) ex 6th Australian Field Ambulance ex 5th Casualty Clearing Station ex Ambulance Train
15/08/1918- To No. 1 Australian Convalescent Depot Le Treport France
16/09/1918- Remained  at Depot with Influenza further diagnosed
26/09/1918- Discharged from Convalescent Depot to Australian Division  Base Depot Havre France
7/10/1918- Rejoined Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
1/11/1918- Granted Leave England
8/11/1918- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Leave
7/12/1918- Admitted 9th General Hospital Rouen France ( Inflamed Knee ) ex 13th Australian Field Ambulance ex 5th Casualty Clearing Station
9/12/1918- To No. 2 Convalescent Depot Rouen France
10/12/1918- To Australian Convalescent Depot Rouen France
12/01/1919- To Australian Infantry Base Depot Havre France
19/01/1919- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Base Depot
10/02/1919- Embarked Australian General Base Depot Havre France to England for Return to Australia
11/02/1919- Disembarked Weymouth England then to 3rd Training Battalion
18/04/1919- Embarked England for Australia per ” Commonwealth ”
4/06/1919- Disembarked Australia
27/07/1919- Discharged from Service ( Termination of Period of Enlistment )
13/05/1972- Date of Death ( Commonwealth War Graves Commission )

Service Medals Awarded

British War Medal – No. 7793

Victory Medal – No. 7763

 

Memorial Inscription

Yarloop War Memorial  WA.