Albert SUTTON

Regimental number21895
Date of birth22 July 1890
Place of birthAshburton
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBlacksmith
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 10.5"
Weight171 lbs
Next of kinFather, W T Sutton, Green Street, Ashburton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 May 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 62 Mokoia on 21 August 1916
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 8 December 1918
Discharge date19 February 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, right leg; amputated).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Ruahine', 8 December 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of wounds received in action), 19 February 1919.

War service: 2 years 293 days (of which 2 years 155 days were abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 September 1954 Ashburton
Age at death64
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 36