BURROWS, George
| Service Numbers: | 2021, NX147965 |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 (Army WW2), Major, NX147965 |
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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.
Submitted 15 April 2023 by John Oakes
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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