Vincent Alexander (Lex) BURNS

BURNS, Vincent Alexander

    Service Number: 351
    Enlisted: 23 July 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 36th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Putney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 January 1892
    Home Town: Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales
    Schooling: Stanmore Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales / Technical College, Sydney, NSW (architectural drawing, building construction)
    Occupation: Quantity Surveyor
    Died: Died of wounds, France, 11 June 1917, aged 25 years
    Cemetery: Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais
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    World War 1 Service

    23 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 351, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
    24 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 351, 36th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Enlisted in 1915, after passing through Officers' School sailed with the 36th Bn as Warrant Officer. Received his commission at Salisbury Military Camp, Wiltshire, England, on 12 August 1916. Served as InTelligence Officer with his Battalion in France.
    13 May 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Warrant Officer Class 2, 351, 36th Infantry Battalion, -appointed Company Sergeant Major-- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
    1 Mar 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant
    9 Jun 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, died of wounds 11 June 1917
    11 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 36th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-06-11

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    "...Staff Sergeant Vincent Alexander Burns. A quantity surveyor from Ryde, NSW, Ssgt Burns embarked from Sydney aboard HMAT Beltana (A72) with the 36th Battalion on 13 May 1916. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on arrival in England and to Lieutenant (Lt) in March 1917. Lt Burns died of wounds in France on 11 June 1917, aged 25." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)

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