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BURNS, William Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | 719 |
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Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Dalby, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Moree, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1893 |
Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Row A, Grave No. 8, |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 719, Dalby, Queensland | |
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22 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Infantry Battalion | |
22 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 719, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
22 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 719, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 719, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
2 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 719, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 719 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
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