James Dalton 1890-1918
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DALTON, James
Service no: Lieutenant [1]
Place of birth: Sydney, 24 January 1890
Address: Kite Street, Orange
Occupation: Clerk
Next of kin: Mary C Dalton (mother), Kite Street, Orange
Date of enlistment: 31 January 1915
Place of enlistment: Liverpool
Age at enlistment: 25
Fate: Appointed 2nd Lieutenant 16 February 1915. Embarked HMAT A8 Argyllshire, Sydney, 9 April 1915. Promoted Lieutenant 9 June 1915. Taken on strength 7th Light Horse Regiment, 6 August 1915. Disembarked Alexandria 25 December 1915. Marched out to Serapeum from Maadi, 25 February 1916. Taken on strength, 7th Regiment, Moascar, 25 March 1917. Transferred to 7th Light Horse Regiment, Moascar, 4 June 1917. Reported to School of Instruction, Marakeb, 25 August 1917. Rejoined regiment , El Fukhari, 16 September 1917. Proceeded to Port Said rest camp, 20 January 1918. Rejoined regiment 2 February 1918. Reported to School of Instruction, Beit Jala, 9 June 1918. Rejoined regiment 23 June 1918. Proceeded to Jerusalem rest camp, 27 August 1918. Admitted to El Fukhari Field Ambulance suffering from debility, 31 August 1918. Rejoined regiment 5 September 1915. Embarked Huntscastle to Dardanelles, 27 November 1918. Hospitalised 12 December 1918. Died of disease (pneumonia), 28th Casualty Clearing Station, Salonika, 19 December 1918.
Date of death: 19 December 1918
Buried: Chanak Consular Cemetery, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Plot I, Row B, Grave 6
