BURFORD, Thomas Hurcomb
| Service Number: | 1787 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916, Enlisted at Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jamestown, South Australia, 1 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Pinnaroo, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Daw Park, South Australia, 30 September 1970, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Derrick Gardens, Path 18, Grave 953A Interred on the 1 October 1970. Internment number 26288 which expires on the 1 October 2020 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1787, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Adelaide | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1787, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1787, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 15 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 43rd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 14 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1787, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 4 Military District |
PAYNEHAM RSL
Resent membership records found at the Payneham RSL-Sub Branch indicate that Thomas was a member. Card indicated a membership period 1956 - 1969 after transferring from Unley.
Submitted 16 July 2017 by Luke Scott
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Samuel Thomas Burford and Mary Alice (nee Metcalf) Burford of Hastings Street, Glenelg, SA formerly of Pinnaroo, SA; brother of Charles Booth Burford, Rita Alice Burford, Joseph Edward Burford, Stella Mary Burford, Elsie May Burford, Annie Mercia Burford, John George Burford, Gladstone Clarence Burford, Robert Samuel Burford and Ronald William Burford
20 May 1919 commenced return to Australia on board HT Nestor disembarking on the 26 June 1919
Medals : British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 23 April 1924 he married Vera Gladys Stacey in the Baptist Church, Norwood, SA. Vera died in 1945. He later married May Edna Burford
At the time of death he was residing at Marden
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