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BURTON, William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SN 3286, 3286 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Chain of Ponds, South Australia, 17 January 1886 |
| Home Town: | Forest, Circular Head, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Milbrook State School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 September 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried in the vicinity of Bony, France Commemorated at VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL Location: Somme, France Number of casualties: 10811 , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stanley Circular Head War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 3286, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3286, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3286, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 3286, 40th Infantry Battalion, Fatally wounded by a sniper while gallantly bringing in a wounded soldier |
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