BURNS, John Albert
| Service Number: | 1890 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Frizington, Cumberland, England, May 1877 |
| Home Town: | Adamstown, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Adamstown Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1890, 25th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 1890, 25th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 1890, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
104 years ago today, on the 29th July 1916, Private John (Jack) Albert Burns, 25th Battalion, butcher (Redbank Meat Works, Queensland), from 1 Morgan Street, North Adamstown, New South Wales, was killed in action at the Battle of Pozieres, age 39 years 2 months.
https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1677757
See Red Cross Wounded and Missing - https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R1484862
Born at Frizington, Cumberland, England about 1877 to Henry (died 1926 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article163604871) and Sarah (died 1929 - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134486696) Burns, John enlisted June 1915 at Brisbane, Queensland.
Originally reported as Missing in Action - http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133849231, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article134866769John’s remains were never located, so he has been commemorated at the Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France.
Name has been inscribed on the Adamstown Citizens' Memorial (photos, unveiled on the 17th December 1921), Adamstown St. Stephen's Church of England Roll of Honour and the Book of Gold.
There is no headstone for John’s parents, therefore no memorial inscription to tell us of the supreme sacrifice of their son during The Great War, so I placed a memorial cross adorned with poppies on the gravesite February 2019, taken a photo of the memorialised grave and uploaded the photo onto the Northern Cemetery website as a permanent record of his service. ANGLICAN 1-65. 106.
http://sandgate.northerncemeteries.com.au/index.php/war-heroes/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&aso=exact&s_f=id&data_search=19461#photo-1
Arrived in Australia aged 6 Years 8 Months.
Attended Adamstown Primary School.
Lest We Forget.
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