Eric James BURNS

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Service Number:	6283
Enlisted:	13 September 1916, Melbourne, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	24th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Portarlington, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Portarlington, Greater Geelong, Victoria
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	1956, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Memorials:	Portarlington War Memorial

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13 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6283, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
23 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6283, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
23 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6283, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
5 Oct 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6283, 24th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, GSW right thigh. Evacuated to England and then to Australia for discharge.
2 Aug 1918:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6283, 24th Infantry Battalion, RTA 10 March 1918. Discharged as medically unfit (GSW right thigh).

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