BURNES, Frederick
| Service Number: | 2112 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Daysdale, New South Wales, 6 July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mulwala, Corowa Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Broodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mulwala War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2112, 7th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2112, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 06 July 1893 Bull Plains, Daysdale, New South Wales
Father Patrick Burnes, Mulwala, NSW
Described on enlisted as 21 years 9 months of age; single; 5' 8 5/8" tall; 13 stone;
fair complexion; grey eyes; light brown hair; Roman Catholic
21/04/1915 enlisted in Rutherglen, VIC
19/05/1915 appointed to 6th reinforcements, 7th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows Camp
17/06/1915 embarked Port of Melbourne, VIC onboard HMAT A62 Wandilla
as a Private with 7th Battalion, 6th reinforcements
05/08/1915 joined 7th Battalion in GALLIPOLI, ANZAC
26/08/1915 admitted to No. 3 Field Ambulance, Gallipoli - diarrhoea
transferred to Casualty Clearing Station
sent to hospital, Dardanelles, Gallipoli
17/09/1915 disembarked into Malta, off of HS Ioninan - rheumatism
30/09/1915 embarked for England HS Ausovia, ex Malta
08/10/1915 admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham
14/06/1916 sick to hospital, Bulford, England
14/08/1916 discharged Perham Downs, England
20/08/1916 taken on strength of 2nd Training Battalion
29/08/1916 proceeded overseas to France
30/06/1917 admitted sick to 39th General Hospital, Havre, France
13/09/1917 discharged to Base Depot
28/09/1917 rejoined unit, France
05/10/1917 killed in action at Broodseinde, Belgium
No known grave
His name is commemorated on:-
- Panel 7 of The Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium
- Panel 49 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT
Medals: 1914/15 Star (8631); British War medal (14718), Victory medal (14661)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (336471)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 17/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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