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BURTON, Thomas Albert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7414 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Claremont, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Sandy Bay, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bargeman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 20 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 7414, 8th Field Company Engineers, Claremont, Tas. | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 7414, 8th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 7414, 8th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Sapper, 14th Field Company Engineers, France | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 7414, 14th Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 7414, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7414 awm_unit: 14th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Sapper awm_died_date: 1917-10-30 | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 7414, 14th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres |
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