John William BURTON

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Service Number:	2886
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Pyrton, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Yankalilla, Yankalilla, South Australia
Schooling:	Boarding School, Pyrton, England
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 19 December 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mont Huon Military Cemetery, le Treport, France Mont Huon Military Cemetery, Le Treport, Haute-Normandie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yankalilla District Roll of Honour WW1, Yankalilla War Memorial Wall

6 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2886, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
6 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2886, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide

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