ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

TUTTON, Edwin John

TUTTON, Edwin John

Full Name: Edwin John

TUTTON

Date of Birth: 02

–

1892

Place of birth: Horfield Bristol Gloucestershire

England

Occupation: Farmer

Address: Balingup WA

Next of Kin: Brother- Frank TUTTON

Next of Kin Address: Kirup WA

Religion: Baptist

Service Number: 3642

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-10-02

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1916-01-17

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1916-02-07

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed in Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Thiepval France

Age at Death: 25

Burial Location: Thiepval Anglo-French Cemetery France – Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 13

27/09/1915- Completed Application to Enlist & Preliminary Medical Examination Greenbushes WA
2/10/1915- To 31 Depot Blackboy Hill WA as Private
16/10/1915- To 4 Depot Battalion
1/11/1915- To 8th Reinforcements 28th Battalion Blackboy Hill
17/01/1916- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Borda ” bound for Egypt
7/02/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
21/03/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
27/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
23/04/1916- Joined 28th Battalion in the field France
10/06/1916- Attached to 17th Australian Army Services Corp
19/06/1916-  Rejoined 28th Battalion ex Detachment
29/07/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
4/01/1917- Court of Enquiry found TUTTON was Killed in Action near Pozieres France

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

British War Medal – No. 30881

Victory Medal – No. 30699

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 314241

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Balingup War Memorial WA

Kirup War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 114.