Edward Peter BURLEY

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Service Number:	WX20166
Enlisted:	13 November 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Perth, Western Australia, 13 July 1916
Home Town:	Mandurah, Mandurah, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Brick Maker
Died:	Accidental , New Britain, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 21 April 1945, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Burial Reference ~ Plot F, Row B, Grave 11. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY DONE... EVER REMEMBERED".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Halls Head Mandurah Ultimate Sacrifice Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, WX20166
13 Nov 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX20166, 16 Infantry Battalion AMF

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