BURT, William George
| Service Number: | 210 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914, Enlisted at Cartlon |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tambo, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Johnsonville, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial Panel 28, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cann River Honor Roll, Cann River P-12 College Honour Roll, Cann River War Memorial, Johnsonville Roll of Honor, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 210, 7th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Cartlon | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 210, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 210, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Killed at or shortly after the Landing vicinity North Beach |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Son of Edward Burt and Alice Maud Burt nee Latham of Johnsonville, near Tambo, Victoria later of Geelong, West, Victoria.
KILLED IN ACTION AT THE DARDANELLES, Private W G Burt was the second son of Mr and Mrs Edward Burt, of Johnsonville. He was 23 years of age, and was a native of Johnsonville, where he had lived with his parents practically all his life, and was held in the highest respect by the residents. Mr and Mrs Burt's eldest son has enlisted and is now in camp at Seymour, and Mr Elijah Burt, who enlisted from Johnsonville, is an uncle of the late Private Burt.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks
According to the book “Our Dear Old Battalion” written by Ron Austin on page 43 a soldier related that “once ashore the Platoon Sergeant Ted Ault ordered us to split as we neared what was afterwards called the Pimple; Ault, 869 Fred Pearson, 759 Jackie Thompson, 210 Bill Burt, 862 Bill Stewart and 860 Mick O’Dwyer being amongst those that went to the left while others went to the right. None of the left party were ever seen again.”
Bill Burt's brother, 204 Lance Corporal Frederick Elijah Burt 37th Battalion AIF was killed in action 29 September 1918. Age 23. Villers Bretonneux-France. 2 other brothers also served.
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