Frederick Alexander BURROWS DSO, MM, MID

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BURROWS, Frederick Alexander

Service Numbers:	2328, NX383, NX383 (N60354)
Enlisted:	8 April 1940
Last Rank:	Brigadier
Last Unit:	1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters
Born:	Wahgunyah, Victoria, Australia, 10 November 1897
Home Town:	Tusmore, South Australia
Schooling:	Cobar and Corowa public schools, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Army Officer
Died:	Daw Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 23 May 1973, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	St Matthew's Anglican Cemetery, Plot: Garden Wall, Section 1, South Face Memorial ID: 198899658
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2328, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2328, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

8 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Lieutenant Colonel, NX383 (N60354)
8 Apr 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Brigadier, NX383
28 Jul 1945:	Discharged Brigadier, NX383, 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

Brigadier FA Burrows DSO, MM, ED, Polish Military Cross who served in both World wars was the League at the Gallipoli and Tobruck pilgrimages arranged by the Imperial War Graves Committion.

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