Norman Leslie Railton

Service number: 219

Rank: Sergeant

Unit: 2nd Battalion

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Source: National Archives of Australia

Norman Railton was born at Glebe in 1894 and was a printer. he enlisted on 20 August 1914 and gave his father Arthur at Sydney Road as next of kin.

He embarked on 18 October 1914 and served with the 2nd Battalion at Gallipoli. He was promoted to Sergeant on 1 January 1915. He landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 served there until 1 September when he was hospitalised.

He returned to Australia on the Karoolaon 4 November 1915 with neurasthenia. He was discharged from service on 16 April 1916. He lived in the 1960s at Boyle Street, Balgowlah.

The photo is mis-captioned Rainton.