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BURLEY, Edward Richard George Brisbane
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22380 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 August 1938 |
| Last Rank: | Able Seaman |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
| Born: | Ryde, New Souyh Wales, Australia, 10 October 1921 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Seaman |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentery), Burma, 12 December 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, East Fremantle HMAS Perth (I) Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Aug 1938: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Able Seaman, 22380 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Able Seaman, 22380, HMAS Perth (I) D29 WW2 |
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Edward Richard George BURLEY was born in Ryde, NSW on 10th October, 1921
His parents were Albert Ernest BURLEY & Ethel May HERBERT who married in Sydney in 1912
He married Nancy Elanor CRICHTON in Sydney in 1942
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His brother Alfred Lawrence Australia BURLEY (SN S/8321) also served in the Royal Australian Navy during WW2 and was discharged on 22nd May, 1946 (HMAS Penguin) - Stoker
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