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SHERBURNE, Lafayette Alonzo
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 312 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Piercetown, United States of America, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tram Conductor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 312, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 312, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 312, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 1 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 May 1915: | Involvement 312, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 312 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 20 Parnell Place, Newcastle, NSW
Son of L.D. and Isa B. Sherburne of 201 Main Street, Warsaw, USA. Next of kin later changed to his sister Sylvia S. Hammond of Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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