Territory Stories

Wm. Kerton

Details:

Title

Wm. Kerton,

Name

Wm. Kerton,

Also known as

Kerton, William Richard Harcourt,

Collection

WWII Darwin Commemorative Quilt, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945, The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt,

Date

1992,

Date of birth

1921-08-11,

Service

Australian Army,

Rank

Bombardier,

Service number

NX102202 (N152100),

Description

"NX 102202. Bdr. Wm. Kerton 1st Aust Fld Regt.", William Kerton and his best mate Thomas Warren attempted to become sub mariners. But Thomas Warren was rejected. William Kerton was accepted. They both walked out and went down the road to joined the Army. They had their papers changed from going to New Guinea to Darwin when Darwin was bombed. They spent the rest of the war in Darwin. Sergeant Thomas Warren 1 Australian Field Regiment,

Abstract

NX 102202. Bombardier Wm. Kerton. 1st Australian Field Regiment.,

Notes

The quilt was assembled between 1992 and 1994. It was first put on display at the Northern Territory Library in 1995., Quilt section H 4,

Language

English,

Subject

Quilt, Commemorative, Second World War, 1939 - 1945, Northern Territory,

Series

The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt,

Digital format

Cropped 376w X 272h Size 18.51k,

File type

image/jpeg,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Related links

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=210346&c=WW2#R&c=WW2 [Nominal roll entry for W. R. H. Kerton], https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/DetailsReports/ItemDetail.aspx?Barcode=5673463&isAv=N [Kerton William Richard Harcourt], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/847904 [WWII Military Unit: 1 Field Regiment],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/73840,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/334665