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BURTON, Thomas Bradbury
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2122 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Stroud, New South Wales, Australia, March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Hexham, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maitland Hexham Workshop Employees HR, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2122, 20th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2122, 20th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2122, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 10 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 5th Field Company Engineers | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 2122, 5th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2122 awm_unit: 5th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1916-07-26 |
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