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BURKINSHAW, Richard Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4675 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1915, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tomekin, NSW, 30 July 1894 |
| Home Town: | Merrygoen, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Dubbo Public School |
| Occupation: | Barman / Builder |
| Died: | 13 July 1959, aged 64 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4675, 19th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4675, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4675, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick and Katherine BURKINSHAW, 22 George Street, Marrickville, NSW
War service : France - Poperinghe, Etaples, Ypres, Mons, St. Omer, Bullecotrt, Verdun Rheims, Somme, Pozieres, Belgium. He was wounded at Bapaume 14 October 1917 and returned to duty 22 May 1918.
At the Battle of Waterloo, Pte. Burkinshaw's great grandfather saved his regimental colors, after the color sergeant had been killed. He was presented to the Duke of Wellington after the battle, and was rewarded with the words, "Well done, Burkinshaw."
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