Thomas BURNET

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Service Number:	1660
Enlisted:	25 January 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Christchurch, New Zealand, 1884
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Opawa School, Christchurch, New Zealand
Occupation:	Grocer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 29 November 1915
Cemetery:	Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row A, Grave 5 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the loved son of Alex. Burnet of Christchurch, N.Z., Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

25 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1660, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1660, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1660, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

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Son of Alexander and Christina Johnstone Burnet of 113 Richardson Street, Opawas, Christchurch, NZ

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal