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BURNS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3039 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Avoca, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Avoca & Lexton District Roll of Honor, Avoca Soldiers Memorial, Ensay War Memorial, Homebush Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3039, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3039, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement Private, 3039, 59th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3039 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-09-26 |
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