Frederick Algar Ayton (1875 - 1949)

Born 13 Jan 1875 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia

Died 9 Jun 1949 at age 74 in Bagshot, Victoria, Australia

Biography

Algar Ayton was born in the Colony of Tasmania (1856-1900)

Algar Ayton is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Private Algar Ayton served in the Australian Imperial Force in World War I
Service started: 30 May 1916
Unit(s): 27th Infantry Battalion
Service ended: 13 Mar 1918

Frederick Algar Ayton, son of Frederick Ayton (Labourer) & Elizabeth Ellen Hogan, was born on 13 January 1875 in Longford, Tasmania, Australia.

Algar married Eva Elizabeth Jane Corey in 1899 in Perth, WA. Algar and Eva had (at least) 3 children:

1. Lilian May Ayton, born 1900
2. Essylt Ellen Ayton, born 1901
3. Eva Amanda Ayton, born 1903

Algar served in World War 1 on the Western Front. ^[1] Algar Frederick AYTON

Regimental number: 5797

Place of birth: Longford, Tasmania

Religion: Church of England

Occupation: Tally clerk

Address: 32 Howard Street, Fremantle, Western Australia

Marital status: Married

Age at embarkation: 41

Next of kin: Wife, Mrs Eva Eliz Jane Ayton, 41 Hampton Road, Fremantle, Western Australia

Enlistment date: 30 May 1916

Rank on enlistment: Private

Unit name: 27th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement

AWM Embarkation Roll number: 23/44/4

Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 30 October 1916

Rank from Nominal Roll: Private

Unit from Nominal Roll: 27th Battalion

Fate: Returned to Australia 13 March 1918

Miscellaneous information from cemetery records: Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance

Other details:

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death: 9 June 1949

In 1923, his wife, Eva petitioned for a divorce, on the grounds of desertion. This was granted in 1924.

In 1931 Algar re-married to Victoria Eliza Wakeman in Victoria.

He died in 1949, aged 74 years, at Bagshot, Victoria, Australia.

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Sources

1. ↑ World War 1 Service: Veteran Details for Algar Frederick AYTON for Service with the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). Regimental Number: 5797; Rank: Private; Unit: 27th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement; Enlistment Date: 30 May 1916; Returned to Australia 13 March 1918 Link to UNSW AIF Project Record: accessed 06 Jan 2023

• Birth: "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933", database with images
  citing Birth 13 Jan 1875, Longford, Tasmania, Australia, line #128221, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,120.
  FamilySearch Record: Q27M-K7VK
  FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99CH-ZXK3 Image number 00564
  Name: Frederick Algar Ayton; Birth Date: 13 Jan 1875; Birth Place: Longford, Tasmania, Australia; Event Registration Date: 1875; Id: 144081; Event Place Year Range: 0-1932; Event Type Orig: Birth.

• 1st Marriage: WA BDM Online, Surname: AYTON, Given Names: ALGAR FREDERICK, Sex: M, Spouse Surname: COREY, Spouse Given Names: EVA ELIZABETH JANE, Spouse Sex: F, Place of Marriage: PERTH, Year of Marriage: 1899, Registration Number: 1354, Registration Year: 1899

• Military: UNSW, The AIF Project, Algar Frederick AYTON, Regimental number: 5797

• Military: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AUSTRALIA, NAA: B2455, AYTON A F, Ayton Algar Frederick : SERN 5797 : POB Longford TAS : POE Perth WA : NOK W Ayton Eva Elizabeth Jane

• Military: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AUSTRALIA, NAA: MT1486/1, AYTON/ALGAR FREDRICK, Ayton, Algar Fredrick; age 40; born - Longford

• 2nd Marriage: Births, Deaths, and Marriages Victoria, Registration number: 1378 / 1931, Family name: AYTON, Given name(s): Algar Fredk, Spouse's family name: WAKEMAN, Spouse's given name(s): Victoria Eliza

• Death: Births, Deaths, and Marriages Victoria, Registration number: 18079 / 1949, Family name: AYTON, Given name(s): Algar Frederick, Place of event: BAGSHOT, Australia, Age at Death: 74, Mother's name: Elizabeth, Mother's family name at birth: HOGAN, Father's Name: AYTON Frederick

• Memorial: "BillionGraves", 5797 PRIVATE A. F. AYTON 27 BATTALION, Grave site information of A F Ayton (Died: 9 Jun 1949) at Springvale Botanical Cemetery in Melbourne, City of Greater Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

See also:

• TROVE, THE AYTONS (1919, September 4). The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1955), p. 7 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved November 4, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article81342056

• TROVE, A SHUNTER WHO SHUNTED (1923, December 8). Truth (Perth, WA : 1903 - 1931), p. 5. Retrieved November 4, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article210487102

• TROVE, THE LAW COURTS. (1924, June 10). The West Australian (Perth, WA : 1879 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved November 4, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article31235803