James Cornelius BURNS

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Service Number:	5351
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Carlton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Coburg, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 13 May 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Brunswick, Victoria, Australia
4 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 5351, 7th Infantry Battalion
4 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, SN 5351, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
13 May 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 5351, 59th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Husband of Agnes Burns of 50 Sargood Street, Coburg, Victoria

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal