William John BURNES

BURNES, William John

Service Number: 497
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
Block E, Plot EA, Row A, Grave 654, Addolorata Cemetery, Malta
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

1 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 497, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
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

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Biography 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