Silverton Silas Claude Payne

   Another name for Silverton was Claude (Silveston Silas Claud).

  General Notes:

PAYNE Silverton Silas Claude (George, Charles, George, Joel) was born in 1 894. Claude as he was known, was a farmer. He served in First World War a nd married PROCTOR Eveline Lillian, an English girl. His health was not go od on his return from the war, and he died still a young man, in 192 2, in Caulfield, Victoria, Australia, age twenty-seven.
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War Service

Claude was initially in the Middle East including Gallipoli then he we nt to France where he was wounded in Action in May 1917. He was hospital ised and invalided to England then returned to France in August 1917. Wit hin a fortnight Claude reported sick and was again invalided to Engla nd on the H.S. Carisbrook Castle with Synovitus of the left knee.

Claude had reached rank of Sergeant but reverted to the ranks when admitt ed to hospital (seems a little unfair).

When he reached England he was admitted to King George hospital with the S ynovitus on 25/9/1917.

In August 1918 Claude injured his right knee playing football. Claude w as operated on for this condition in 1918, still in England. In Septemb er 1919 Claude was still complaining of swelling and pain in knee on hea vy work.

Apparently the injuries made him unfit for General Service but fit for Ho me Service which was why he stayed in England for such an extended perio d. The disability was considered to be permanent but to be less than 20 %. Origins of injury vary but generally Jan 1916 in Heliopolis was accep ted by Medical Board as accidental injury

Next record is a Court of Enquiry Subject H3428 but no date given or reas on for Court of Enquiry.

_MILT: CONC e Aug 1917
_MILT: SOUR @S002381@
_MILT: SOUR @S003238@
DATA
TEXT Series B2455, Barcodel 8008831, available for viewing as digital copy on website May 200
CONC 6
EVEN: CONC 4 Reg Post 4902
EVEN: REFN 145

  Noted events in his life were:

• Military rank: Acting Sargeant, on embarkation, 9 Sep 1915.

• Military: 2 years 15th Regiment Victorian Mounted Rifles, Bef 18 Jan 1915.

• Military Embarkation: from Melbourne HMAT Ballarat Roll No. 10/18/2, 9 Sep 915.

• Occupation: Labourer, Bef Sep 1916.

• Residence: Alexandra, Victoria, Australia, Bef Sep 1916.

• Residence: Blanche Street, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia, After 1916.

• Residence: Sutton Veny, England, 4 Jan 1919.

• Enlisted: Composite Light Horse Regiment, Service No. 1097 at Alexandra, Reported at Sturt St. Depot 1915, 18 Jan 1915.

• Returned to Aust.: Discharged 9/11/1919, 3 Jul 1919.

• Religion: Church of England, Between 1915 and 1919.

• Regimental Number: 1097, Between 1915 and 1919.

• Next of Kin: initially parents George & Mary Jane Payne then Eveline Lilian Payne (Wife), 18 Jan 1915.

• Physical Description: 5 feet 6.5 inches, 140 pounds 34/37 chest expansion, complexion fair, eyes grey, hair red scar on right shin, 18 Jan 1915.