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COLBURT, Edward Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 757 |
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Enlisted: | 11 May 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Blayney, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
Home Town: | Campsie, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Wattleville and Cowra Public School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Butcher |
Died: | Died of wounds - bomb wounds to the abdomen, Gallipoli, 20 November 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 1, Row A, Grave 1 Chaplain K.C. Single officiated Headstone inscription reads: Too dearly loved to be forgotten |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
11 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 757, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 757, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 757, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles Bengal Colburt and Jane Colburt of 'Glenrose' 6th Avenue, Campsie, NSW
Medal: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal