BURTENSHAW, Reginald
| Service Number: | 1127 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eastbourne, Sussex, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Balaclava, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Public School, Eastbourne, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Porter |
| Died: | Tubercle of Lung, Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, 6 March 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire Grave No. 217, Wiltshire, England, Durrington Cemetery, Durrington, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1127, 38th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 1127, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 1127, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
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The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 6th March........Private Reginald Burtenshaw was born in 1896 at Eastbourne, Sussex, England. He came to Australia in 1913 & enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 8th March, 1916 as a 20 year old Porter from Balaclava, Victoria.
Private Burtenshaw arrived in England in 10th August, 1916 for further training before being sent to the Front.
Private Burtenshaw was admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 23rd August, 1916. He was transferred to 3rd Divisional Amalgamated Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire on 8th November, 1916.
Private Burtenshaw was again admitted to Fargo Military Hospital, Wiltshire on 22nd December, 1916. He was reported as seriously ill on 2nd March, 1917.
Private Reginald Burtenshaw died at 1.20 a.m. on 6th March, 1917 at Fargo Military Hospital of Tubercle of Lung. He was buried in Durrington Cemetery, Wiltshire where 140 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
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