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BURNS, George William
Personal Details
Service Number: | 5303 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Queensland, 6 July 1886 |
Home Town: | Cleveland, Redland, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Died of wounds sustained at Delville Wood, France, 11 March 1917, aged 30 years |
Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Grave VI. C. 39. , Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Dernancourt, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cleveland Redlands Honour Roll, Cleveland Shire Council Roll of Honour, Cleveland War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 5303, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
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8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 5303, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 31 and is remembered on the grave of his parents at Cleveland Cemetery, Queensland.
They were William Edward Burns and Caroline Burns [nee Schever].