Leo Alston BURFORD

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BURFORD, Leo Alston

Service Number:	3025
Enlisted:	12 March 1917
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dowlingville, Yorke Peninsula - South Australia, , 6 June 1896
Home Town:	Dowlingville, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Schooling:	Dowlongville, Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Ardrossan & District WW1 Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dowlingville Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes War Memorial, St Peters Spicer Memorial Church Honour Roll to the Fallen of the Great War

World War 1 Service

12 Mar 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private
23 Jun 1917:	Involvement Private, 3025, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1917:	Embarked Private, 3025, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide

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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt

Son of Richard Burford and Elizabeth Pycroft

Brother of Roy

Lest We Forget

Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School

Leo Alston Burford was born on June 6, 1896, in Dowling Ville, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, to Richard Burford and Elizabeth Pycroft. He had one sibling, a younger brother. Aged only 20 years old, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. Leo was assigned to the 43rd Infantry.

When Leo was aged only 22 years old, he was tragically killed in action on the 4th of July 1918, during the Battle of Hamel in France. Leo Alston Burford made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Leo's was laid to rest in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in France. Many brave soldiers are buried where he lays who gave their lives during the Great War. His sacrifice serves as a reminder of the immense cost of war and the courage displayed by individuals like him.

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