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BURNETT, Allan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 240 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 11 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bayswater War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 240, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 240, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 240, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, 240, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Bullet wound tot he upper arm | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal | |
| 11 Jul 1917: | Involvement 240, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 240 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-07-11 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Kathleen Burnett of Wisbeck Street, Bayswater, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal