Frederick William BURROWS

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BURROWS, Frederick William

Service Number:	NX21758
Enlisted:	27 May 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 20 March 1923
Home Town:	Redfern, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, El Alamein, Egypt, 27 October 1942, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	El Alamein War Cemetery Cemetery reference: A II. J. 4
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX21758
27 May 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX21758, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion
27 Oct 1942:	Involvement Private, NX21758, 2nd/17th Infantry Battalion, El Alamein

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Biography contributed

Frederick William BURROWS was born in Sydney on 20th March, 1923

His parents were John Henry BURROWS & Gladys Irene MURRAY who married in Sydney in 1920

Biography contributed by Jeffrey Crisdale

Frederick William BURROWS gave an alias of Albert MURRAY & a false date of birth when he enlisted on 27 May 1940, presumably as he was well under legal age.

He was still only 19 years old when he was KIA during the Battle of El Alamein.

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