Notes Reginald was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia.
Enlistment (Corporal, AIF)(NAA RecordSearch):
DARTON REGINALD CHARLES : Service Number - WX5385 : Date of birth - 05 Apr 1920 : Place of birth - WOODFORD ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CLAREMONT WA : Next of Kin - FIELD A
Corporal Darton died 23 Nov 1944, roll of honour Holloway, London.
He died of injuries sustained when shot in the chest while cleaning his rifle, aged 23. Memorial at Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia.
Death notice (NLA Trove):
DARTON.—On November 23, at 105A M.H., Cpl. Reginald Charles Darton younger son of Mrs. A. Field and the late Mr. Darton, of London, and esteemed friend of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Errey and family, Mile End.