George BURROWS MC + Bar

BURROWS, George

Service Numbers: 2021, NX147965
Enlisted: 12 July 1915, In the Field
Last Rank: Major
Last Unit: 1st Field Company Engineers
Born: Penrith, NSW, 19 June 1890
Home Town: Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Engineer
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World War 1 Service

12 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 2021, 1st Field Company Engineers, In the Field
6 Sep 1915: Embarked Sapper, 2021, 1st Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
6 Sep 1915: Involvement Sapper, 2021, 1st Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''

World War 2 Service

18 Jun 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, NX147965

Amiens Railway Gun

See article, "The Amiens Gun Part 1", by Geoff Lillico and Bill Phippen OAM, in Australian Railway History April 2023, pages 4-11. Australian Railway History is published by the Australian Railway Historical Society.

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Mrs R Burrows, Riley Street, Penrith, Sydney, New South Wales

Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He constructed a strong point under heavy fire, and for four days supervised the wiring of the brigade front, in spite of heavy counter attacks. he showed great coolness and determination.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 120
Date: 7 August 1918
 

Bar to Military Cross

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during an attack. He was in charge of a section of sappers accompanying one of the assaulting battalions, and on reching the final objective he saw a long range gun, an engine, and some ammunition coaches which were on fire on a siding some 200 yards beyond the front line. He immediately took two sappers forward under heavy machine gun fire, raised stem on the engine and shunted the burning waggons to another siding, and brought the gun back well within his lines. His determined courage and initiative resulted in the capture of a very valuable gun.
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 4 March 1919

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