BURMAN, William Sheriff
| Service Number: | 38 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ulooloo, South Australia, 6 June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Terowie, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Terowie, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 17 August 1917, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row Z, Grave No.20) Steenwerck, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Terowie Institute Honour Board, Terowie Public School Honor Roll, Terowie War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 38, 43rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 38, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Aug 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 38, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
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William Sheriff BURMAN enlisted on the 18th January, 1916 in the 43rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement, Australian Imperial Force with the rank of Private no. 38. The unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on the 12th August, 1916. His parents were George & Harriet Burman of Terowie, South Australia.
On the 17th August, 1917 William Sheriff Burman died of gun shot wounds to his back, chest and abdomen in the 2nd Australian Casuality Clearing Station, France.
He is buried in the Military Cemetery Trios Arbres Steenwerck, France.
War Service: Western Front
Honours / Medals : 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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