BURNS, Robert
| Service Number: | 2217 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 10th Company AASC for duty. |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 14th Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Newport, Victoria, Australia, June 1894 |
| Home Town: | Spotswood, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Spotswood State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Death attributed to War Service , 2 June 1923, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia In 1923; IWGC acknowledged death due to war service. Repatriation Department issue Scroll and Memorial Plaque to NoK |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2217, Army Service Corps (AIF WW1), Enlisted Melbourne allocated to 10th Company AASC for duty. | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 2217, 1st Australian Reserve Park, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 2217, 1st Australian Reserve Park, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2217, Army Service Corps (AIF WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, Embark for Gallipoli with 10th ASC for duty | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Divisional Train, Transferred to 14th Company ASC on establishment of Unit in Egypt. | |
| 18 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 2217, 14th Army Service Corps, Bullecourt (Second), Still with Unit 14th Company ASC | |
| 8 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 14th Army Service Corps, RTA 1914 Leave // Embark Taranto Italy via Suez for 3MD Melbourne | |
| 31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2217, 14th Army Service Corps, Discharged 3MD Melbourne termination Period of Enlistment |
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Robert Edward BURNS
Regimental number
2217
Place of birth
Newport, Victoria
Religion
Church of England
Occupation
Labourer
Address
Blackshaws Road, Spotswood, Victoria
Marital status
Single
Age at embarkation
30
Next of kin
Adopted Father, T Bates, Blackshaws Road, Spotswood, Victoria
Previous military service
Nil
Enlistment date
9 September 1914
Place of enlistment
Melbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistment
Driver
Unit name
Australian Reserve Park 1, Company 10
AWM Embarkation Roll number
25/34/1
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal Roll
Driver
Unit from Nominal Roll
14th Company, Australian Army Service Corps
Fate
Returned to Australia 18 October 1918
Other details
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
Found guilty, Sid Beshr, Egypt, of being absent without leave, 10 pm, 22 May, to 10 am, 24 May 1915: awarded 7 days' confined to camp and forfeiture of 2 days' pay.
Embarked from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli), 7 August 1915. Found guilty, 2 November 1915, of being absent without leave: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No 2.
Tried by Field General Court Martial, 12 November 1915, for civil offence of being in possession of goods reasonably supposed to have been stolen: pleaded not guilty; found not guilty.
Transferred to 4th Australian Division Train, 3 March 1916, and taken on strength of 14th Company, AASC, Alexandria
Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 5 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 12 June 1916.
Detached to 4th Division Salvage Company, 26 July 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 4 August 1917. Detached for duty with 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 3 September 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 26 November 1917. Detached for duty with 11th Field Artillery Brigade, 17 November 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 26 November 1917. Detached for duty with 7th Company, AASC, 5 December 1917; rejoined unit from detachment, 5 December 1917.
On leave to Paris, 21 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 1 February 1918.
Commenced return to Australia from Taranto, Italy, 8 October 1918; discharged, Melbourne, 31 January 1919.
Total war service: 1606 days (of which 1505 days were abroad)
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death
2 June 1923
Place of burial
Williamstown Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria