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BURT, Walter

Service Number:	1823
Enlisted:	17 May 1916, Claremont, Tas.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Richmond, Tasmania, Australia, 1893
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 15 June 1917
Cemetery:	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium II A 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

17 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1823, 40th Infantry Battalion, Claremont, Tas.
8 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 1823, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
8 Aug 1916:	Embarked Private, 1823, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart
13 Jan 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1823, 40th Infantry Battalion, GSW to left arm sustained at Armentieres. Evacuated to hospital (France). Rejoined unit 23 February 1917.
4 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1823, 40th Infantry Battalion, Gassed at Ploegsteert. Evacuated to 12th Field Ambulance. Rejoined unit 9 June 1917.
15 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1823, 40th Infantry Battalion, Messines sector

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Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts

Son of John and Martha BURT of Edward Street, Hobart, Tas.