BURNS, Ronald
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 August 1914, Paddington, NSW |
| 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 Cemetery and Memorial Gallipoli, Çanakkale, Turkey Panel 19 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Baulkham Hills William Thompson Masonic School War Memorial, Lithgow War Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Sydney United Grand Lodge Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Paddington, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement Captain, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1915-04-25 |
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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.
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Edward and Sarah Burns, of Main St., Lithgow, New South Wales.
Member of the Independent 8 Lodge
The late Captain Ronald Burns was 27 years of age, unmarried, and a son of Mr. Edward Burns, auctioneer, of Lithgow. He was military student from an early age, and latterly had been very successful. After a period of service as area officer at Lithgow, during which he made himself very popular, he was selcted in 1911 as the only officer from the New South Wales to undergo training in India and elsewhere. He won high honors in every department, and in England secured an aviation certificate at the Hendon Flying School. His original appointment to the Australian Expeditionary Forces was as lieutenant, but while in Egypt he was elevated to the rank of captain, the examinatins for which he had previously passed.
Keen regret is felt in Lithgow at the death of Captain Burns. He was known throughout the district and was very popular. There are over 300 Lithgow volunteers at the front.
There was a crowded congretation at St. Paul's Church of England, Lithgow, on Sudnay morning when a memorial service for Captain Ronald Burns, who was killed in action, was held. The altar was suitably draped and an impressive sermon was delivered by the Rev. D.H. Dillon, the rector.
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