William Elias BURGE

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Service Number:	3107
Enlisted:	1 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, 1898
Home Town:	Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Burnley State School
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Illness (Meningitis), Capetown, South Africa, 12 March 1917
Cemetery:	Woltemade Cemetery (Maitland), Cape Town Section 4, Grave 97451C, Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

1 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3107, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
16 Dec 1916:	Involvement Private, 3107, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: ''
16 Dec 1916:	Embarked Private, 3107, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne

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Son of William Charles and Mary Burge of 10 Melrose Street, Richmond, Victoria

Medal: British War Medal

Also served in the Citizen Forces