BURTON, Lionel George Fuller
| Service Number: | 50 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Hakataramea, New Zealand, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 25 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 50, 1st Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 50, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 50, 1st Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50, 1st Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 50 awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"50 Lionel George Fuller Burton was born in 1895 in Otago New Zealand to parents George Burton and Jessie Elizabeth McDonald. His father George died in September 1899 leaving behind Lionel , and siblings William b. 1889, Gladys b.1880, Hilda Isobella b. 1892 , Jessie Elizabeth b.1883 and Alexander John b.1898.
In October 1900 Lionel’s mother Jessie married Benjamin John Fuller and in 1902 gave birth to a son Alfred Ben Fuller. The Fuller family were best known for their work in stage and theatre and migrated from England to Australia in 1894. They then toured with their variety shows to New Zealand where they finally settled.
When Ben Fuller had married Lionel’s mother, the Fuller family had established a circuit of vaudeville theatres and revues. By the early 1900’s the Fuller business had expanded back across the Tasman Sea to Australia , and now they had a large number of permanent theatres in both New Zealand and Australia..." - READ MORE LINK (aussiesappers.wordpress.com)
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