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CAIRNS, William Burridge
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 270 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engine Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds - abdomen, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Beach Cemetery - ANZAC Cove Plot 1, Row A, Grave 21 Rev. J. Green officiated, Beach Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 270, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 270, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 270, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 7 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 270, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 270 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-07 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Prior to enlisting he was working at Leonora, WA
Next of kin given as his sister Mrs Walter (Ellen?) Kidd of Kingaroy, QLD
Son of Annie Cairns of Wharf Street, Cleveland, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal