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BURFORD, Allan Clarence
| Service Number: | 6049 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 October 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Parnaroo, South Australia, 7 September 1894 |
| Home Town: | Yacka, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer Labourer |
| Died: | Blyth, South Australia, 9 March 1955, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yacka Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Yacka Public School Roll of Honour, Yacka Roll of Honor, Yacka WWI Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6049, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6049, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6049, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6049, 27th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left knee - severe and evacuated to England on 25 September 1917 | |
| 28 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6049, 27th Infantry Battalion, Discharged 4th Military District - wounded |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Burford and Mary Ann (nee Crossman) Burford of Yacka, SA; brother of Arthur William Burford, Alice Maud Burford, Emily Ann Burford, Albert Henry Burford who died of wounds on 21 February 1917 while serving with the 32nd Battalion, Charles Thomas Burford, Horace John Burford, Edward Oliver Burford, Eva Eliza Burford and David Percival Burford who returned to Australia on 12 May 1918 having served with the 48th Battalion,
20 December 1917 - return to Australia for discharged
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 3 August 1921 Allan married Bertha Eliza Millard in the Marmon Hall, Jabuk, SA
Father of Clifford Albert Burford and John Thomas Burford
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Burford and Mary Ann (nee Crossman) Burford of Yacka, SA; brother of Arthur William Burford, Alice Maud Burford, Emily Ann Burford, Albert Henry Burford who died of wounds on 21 February 1917 while serving with the 32nd Battalion, Charles Thomas Burford, Horace John Burford, Edward Oliver Burford, Eva Eliza Burford and David Percival Burford who returned to Australia on 12 May 1918 having served with the 48th Battalion,
20 December 1917 - return to Australia for discharged
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 3 August 1921 Allan married Bertha Eliza Millard in the Marmon Hall, Jabuk, SA
Father of Clifford Albert Burford and John Thomas Burford