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BURN, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5981 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 February 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave IV. H. 15. INSCRIPTION IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY HUSBAND & FATHER OF MARG & HAROLD , Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5981, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5981, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 31 and the son of George Lewis Burn and Margaret Teresa Burn; husband of N. O. Burn, of "Almurta," Villamanta St., Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
His younger brother, Second Lieutenant Harold Thomas Burn, aged 27, also fell in France [ 23/12/1916] whilst serving with the 58th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.