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BURDETT, Harold William Edwin
| Service Number: | 5104 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Basket Range, South Australia, 22 December 1893 |
| Home Town: | Basket Range, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 7 March 1963, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia RSL Wall B014 |
| Memorials: | Lochiel District Honour Roll, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5104, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5104, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, 5104, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jan 1920: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Military Medal | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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27 Battalion
Rank – Private
22 January 1917 – Charged with disobeying an order given by a superior officer. Fined 7 days full pay
5 April 1917 – To hospital with shell shock
30 July 1918 – Wounded in action
28 September 1918 – Awarded Military Medal. Citation reads; Private Burdett's great bravery and heroic conduct as a stretcher bearer during the night attack astride the Bray-Cordie Road on 29th July 1918 was of a very high standard. Under incessant and very heavy shell fire he carried out his duties, dressing wounded and stretcher bearing with remarkable coolness and lack of concern for his own personal safety. During the operation he was, himself, wounded but continued to carry on dressing other wounded and, only after they were all disposed of, would he consent to go to the R.A.P. to have his own wound dressed. When dressed he repeatedly asked that he might not be evacuated as he felt he could and wished to continue his duties if possible. His gallant conduct has impressed itself on all those who came into contact with him and his cheerfulness and devotion to duty is a sine qua non throughout his company
22 January 1919 – Charged with conduct prejudice of a given order and Military discipline in that he allowed a prisoner in custody to escape. Fined 7 days full pay
22 November – Returned to Australia on board HMAT Benalla
Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Francis and Alice Agnes Burdett (nee Wilcott) of Basket Range, South Australia. Married Dorothy Louise Burnell on 6 August 1919 in Church of St Gabriels, Pimlico, London.
At the time of death Harold's residential address was Ascot Park, South Australia
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