The Spirits of Gallipoli

LINTON, William Aston

Spirits of Gallipoli - William LINTON

Unit	6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcements	Rank	Private
Date of Enlistment	16 November 1914	Service no.	2259
Date of Death	8 May 1915	Place of Death	Cape Helles
Age	27
Cemetery	Lancashire Landing	Details	E. 46
Epitaph	Duty Nobly Done
Next of Kin	(Father) LINTON John	Address	Rocky Farm, Carisbrook VIC
Parents	John and Sophia Ann Linton	Address	Rocky Farm, Carisbrook VIC
Date of Birth	17 August 1888	Place of birth	VIC Carisbrook
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	Spirits of Gallipoli
	Headstone	Gallipoli Photographic Expedition, 2009 (source 183)
	Notes	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)
	Notes	Gallipoli Heroes – a tribute to the men from Western Victoria who gave their lives for their country. MASSEY, Graeme, page 71 (source 19)
	Various	Australian War Memorial, ACT, Panel 47 (source 14)

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