17/08/1915- To No. 23 Depot Company as Private
16/10/1915- To 28th Battalion 6th Reinforcements
3/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir ex No. 7 Training Battalion Zeitoun Egypt
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
3/08/1916- Admitted 1st South Midland Division Casualty Clearing Station France ( Diptheria )
19/08/1916- Rejoined Unit in the field France ex Hospital
3/09/1916- Wounded in Action France ( Severe Shell Wound Upper Left Arm ) – Reported Missing in Action & Taken Prisoner of War
9/12/1916- Prisoner of War Exchanged & Admitted Queen Alexandria Military Hospital London
20/04/1917- Admitted 2nd Australian Aux Hospital Southall England
3/07/1917- Discharged from Hospital for Return to Australia
3/07/1917- Embarked England for Australia per ” Karoola ” ( Amputated Left Arm )
18/08/1917- Disembarked Australia
20/09/1917- Discharged from Service ( Medically Unfit )
MORTON, James
Full Name: James
MORTON
Date of Birth: 12
–
1883
Place of birth: Dundee
Scotland
Occupation: Labourer
Address: Yarloop WA
Next of Kin: Wife- Margaret Cromer Morton
Next of Kin Address: Yarloop WA
Religion: Presbyterean
Service Number: 2725
Rank: Private
Unit/Division: 51st Battalion
Enlistment Date: 1915-08-17
Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill
Western Australia
Embarkation Port:
Embarkation Date: 1915-11-02
Embarkation Ship:
Disembarkation Port:
Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-26
Locations Served:
Returned: Yes
Discharge Date: 1917-09-20
Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
Age at Death:
Burial Location: