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Home Page The Men The Families The Cemeteries History Visit Gallipoli Contact Us Site Map The Project   LINTON, William Aston A.I.F.
Unit 6th Battalion Rank Private Service no. 2259
Date of Death 8 May 1915 Place of Death Helles

Age

 27
Cemetery Lancashire Landing Details E. 46
Epitaph  
   
Next of Kin (Father) LINTON John  
Parents John and Sophia Ann Linton Rocky Farm, Carisbrook VIC
Date of Birth 17 August 1892 Place of birth VIC Carisbrook Source 81
           

General

 "Linton was in 2nd Battalion.  He was badly wounded - hit in the stomach by a bullet at Cape Helles.  I was close to him at the time in Tommy's Trench on May 8th 1915.  He was left lying in the trench; we advanced about 600 yards and dug ourselves in.  We held the ground."

Australian War Memorial, Red Cross files, 1DRL/0428, 1610502 (source 7)
   

Other Sources

  
Photo All-Australia Memorial: a historical record of national effort during the Great War: Australia's roll of honour: history, heroes and helpers, page 67 (source 81)
Family details
Notes All-Australia Memorial: a historical record of national effort during the Great War: Australia's roll of honour: history, heroes and helpers, page 66 (source 81)
Notes Gallipoli Heroes – a tribute to the men from Western Victoria who gave their lives for their country.  MASSEY, Graeme, page 71 (source 19)
 

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