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BURNES, William John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 497 |
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Enlisted: | 1 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Junee, New South Wales, 1880 |
Home Town: | Junee, Junee, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Illness - Appendicitis and Peritonitis, Malta, 21 September 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Addolorata Cemetery, Malta Block E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave 654, Addolorata Cemetery, Malta |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 497, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 497, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 497, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Husband of Elizabeth (Lil) Burnes (nee Kelleher) of Crown Street, Junee, NSW. Father of Daisy Mary Burnes and Edward William John Burnes both raised by their grandmother Ellen Kelleher following the death of their mother
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal