YELVERTON, Hilton Charles

YELVERTON,  Hilton Charles

Full Name: Hilton Charles

YELVERTON

Date of Birth: 02

–

1893

Place of birth: Busselton WA

Australia

Occupation: Station Hand

Address: Busselton WA

Next of Kin: Mother- Eloise YELVERTON

Next of Kin Address: Busselton WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: SGT

Rank: Sergeant

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-01-18

Enlistment Location: Perth

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-04-26

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-05-20

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Died of Wounds

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Chatham, England

Age at Death: 21

Burial Location: Southend-On-Sea ( Sutton Road ) Cemetery England, Row E, Grave No. 3436

PREVIOUS SERVICE – Cadets 3-4 Years
18/01/1915- Completed Medical Examination & Posted to 5th Reinforcements 11th Battalion Blackboy Hill WA as SERGEANT
26/04/1915-  Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Hororata ” bound for Egypt
20/05/1915- Disembarked Alexandria ex Australia to Overseas Training Base
22/06/1915- Reverts to Ranks at Own Request and joined 11th Battalion in the field Gallipoli
11/07/1915- Appointed Lance Corporal Gallipoli
15/08/1915- Promoted Sergeant Gallipoli
25/08/1915- Admitted 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station Gallipoli ex 2nd Field Ambulance ( Diarrhoea ) and transferred by Hospital Ship to Mudros
31/08/1915- Evacuated/Admitted St. Patricks Hospital Ghain Tuffieha Malta
21/09/1915- Evacuated/Admitted 3rd London General Hospital Wandsworth England
29/12/1915- To Draft Battalion No. 2 Command Depot Weymouth England
13/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex England
14/01/1916- Rejoined 51st Battalion in the field Egypt
1/03/1916- With the 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt
7/03/1916- Promoted Corporal Egypt
9/04/1916- Promoted Sergeant Egypt
5/06/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
5/07/1916- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wounds to Legs )
15/07/1916- Admitted D.A.A. General Hospital France
26/07/1916- Admitted 13th Stationary Hospital Boulogne France ex 3rd Field Ambulance ex 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station ( Dangerously Ill )
23/08/1916- Evacuated/Admitted Queen Mary’s R.N. Hospital Southend-On-Sea England
21/10/1916- Died of Wounds Received in Action France ( Died at Military Hospital Chatham England ).

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star – Medal Number 5394

British War Medal – No. 10979

Victory Medal – No. 10932

Memorial Plaque/Scroll – No. 317125

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Busselton War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 154.