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BURNS, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1046 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Portarlington State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Framerville, France, 17 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot V, Row F, Grave No. 17, Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1046, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1046, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked Private, 1046, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 3 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1046, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1046, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW to right ankle. Invalided to England. | |
| 17 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1046, 23rd Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days" |
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