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BURFITT, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 6011, 6011 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 March 1916, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Noarlunga, South 19378, 2 November 1873 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Foreman |
| Died: | Marrickville, New South Wales, 19378, 9 May 1946, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium Salvation Army J_Zone, Row F, Grave 1316. No headstone of his grave |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6011, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 7 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6011, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6011, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Captured at Boursies. Interred in the Limburg Camp, Germany. Repatriated to England late 1918 | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement 6011, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 May 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6011 , 11th Infantry Battalion, Dsicharged at the 5th Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Burfitt and Mary Ann Burfitt nee Matthews of Noarlunga, SA.
Brother of Mary Anne Burfitt, Alfred William Burfitt, Alice Annie Burfitt and Henry Burfitt
During 1905 Arthur married Olive May Andrew in Kalgoolie, WA. Olive died in 1911c at Coolgardie, WA
Father of Ivy Myrtle Burfitt of Albury, NSW, Olive Ruby Mary Burfitt and Alyce Annie Burfitt. Children were cared for by his moter-in-law Annie Andrew of Dulwich Hill, NSW
Commemced return to Australia aboard HT Euripidies on 3 March 1919 disembarling on 21 April 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal