William Stephen BURTON

BURTON, William Stephen

Service Number: 519
Enlisted: 30 December 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 42nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Mooloolah, Queensland, 6 February 1892
Home Town: Gatton, Lockyer Valley, Queensland
Schooling: Highfield State School
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 25 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

30 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 519
30 Dec 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 519, Brisbane, Queensland
5 Jun 1916: Involvement Private, 519, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916: Embarked Private, 519, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney

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