BURRAGE, William John
| Service Numbers: | 3123, 3123B |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1916, Rutherford, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Manly, Manly Vale, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Church of England School Balgowlah, NSW |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), France, 26 October 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre Div. 62, Plot V, Row N, Grave No. 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Manly War Memorial NSW |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3123, 56th Infantry Battalion, Rutherford, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3123, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3123, 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 26 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 3123B, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3123B awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles and Elizabeth Jane BURRAGE, Brook Cottage, Balgowlah, via Manley, New South Wales
I HAVE FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE
A ManlySoldier's Farewell
Pte W. J. Burrage, late 56th Battalion A.I.F who died in France last year of broncho-pneumonia, sent farewell messages to his parents, Mr and Mrs C. Burrage, Balgowlah, Manly, and also to his numerous friends in Manly, with a request that it be published.
'May all my friends think kindly of Butcher-Bill. I think I did right.' This message was written on the back of the above photograph just before he died. The soldier was a brother of Mr E. Burrage, late of Dungog, and was known in these parts where he travelled for a sewing machine coy. He was a Lewis gunner in the 56th Batt. and had been twice wounded.
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