BURTON, Francis James
| Service Number: | 379 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Nullan, Victoria, October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nullan, Yarriambiack, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 379, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 379, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 379, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 379, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 31 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Battle of Beersheba, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 4 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...Second Lieutenant Francis James Burton, 4th Light Horse Regiment. A farmer from Nullan (near Minyip), Victoria, prior to enlistment as a Private (Pte) on 22 August 1914, he embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Wiltshire on 19 October 1914 for Egypt. He served in Gallipoli and following the withdrawal from the Dardanelles he continued to serve in the Egypt and Palestine theatre rising through the ranks to become Sergeant (Sgt) on 30 May 1916 and Squadron Sergeant Major on 15 March 1917. Sgt Burton was commissioned as a 2nd Lt on 20 September 1917. 2nd Lt Burton was killed in action near Beersheba, Palestine, on 31 October 1917. He was aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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