BURNS, Ronald
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 20 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Gallipoli, 25 April 1915, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial |
| Memorials: | Lithgow War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Thursday 6 May 1915, page 9
CAPTAIN RONALD BURNS.
LITHGOW, Wednesday.
The death of Captain Ronald Burns caused extreme regret here. He was a fine young man, an enthusiastic soldier, and regarded as one of the most capable officers in the Australlan expeditionary force.
From boyhood he took the keenest interest in military matters. In 1911, while area officer hero, he was selected to proceed to India and England to train. He acquitted himself with distinction, and after leaving India he had a period at Aldershot and Farnham. He also obtained an aviation certificate at Hendon. Had he been spared ho would undoubtedly have attained high rank in the Commonwealth forces.
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