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BURNELL, John Gurner
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 8 October 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 21 January 1885 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The King's School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Civil Engineer |
| Died: | Natural causes, London, England , 11 October 1967, aged 82 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Parramatta St. John's Church Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 2nd Lieutenant. Disembarked in Marseille, France. | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant | |
| 22 Sep 1916: | Honoured Military Cross, Awarded the Military Cross for Gallantry displayed at Pozieres. | |
| 5 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Transferred to the 5th Field Company Engineers on the Western Front. | |
| 19 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Wounded in action, gunshot in the left shoulder. | |
| 11 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain | |
| 2 Jan 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Attached to a French Field Company in Épernay, France. | |
| 7 Jan 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Awarded the French Croix de Guerre. | |
| 30 Jun 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, Return to Australia as per SS ‘Wahehe’. | |
| 13 Feb 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 5th Field Company Engineers |
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Pre WWI/Biograpghy
Six months in the Australian Imperial Force, including 7th and 8th Officers Training School at Broadmeadows, New South Wales
Sergeant with the Australian Imperial Force
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