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BURTON, Horner
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX8575 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boogardie, Western Australia, Australia, 7 June 1917 |
| Home Town: | North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 13 September 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot B. Row A. Grave 5. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, WX8575 | |
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| 18 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, WX8575, 2nd/28th Infantry Battalion |
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Horner BURTON was born in Boogardie, Western Australia on 7th June 1917
His parents were Frank Horner BURTON & Amy Caroline HARRIS
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