BILTON, Francis Edmund
(Service number 3710)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 5 August 1869 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 12 July 1915 | Age | 45 years |
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| Address at Enlistment | St Helens Road, Upper Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs Marion C. BILTON, 9 Wentworth Avenue, Canterbury, Victoria | ||
Military Service
| Served with | Australian Imperial Force | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 12th Reinforcement | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Battalion | ||
| Date | 23 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Ceramic | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 14 March 1963 | Age | 93 years |
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| Place of Death | Surrey Hills, Whitehorse City, Victoria, Australia | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Boxhill Cemetery, Box Hill, Victoria | ||
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Biographical Notes
Francis Edmund Bilton (Frank), born on 5 August 1869 and baptised on 29 August at St Mary’s Anglican Church, Timaru, was the son of John and Elizabeth (née Inwood) Bilton. John Bilton died in 1894 and Elizabeth in 1900, both buried in Timaru Cemetery. His early education was at Miss Pavitt’s Private School at Timaru, before he went to Timaru Main School, leaving for High School at the age of fourteen. Francis married Marion Charlotte Lynch in 1915 in Victoria. His brother Arthur also served with the Australian Forces in World War I, and his sister Margaret served with Queen Alexandra’s Nursing Service.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [30 March 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 April 2020]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [14 April 2020]; Find A Grave [14 April 2020]; St Mary’s Timaru Baptism records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [16 April 2020]
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