BURDEKIN, Arthur Hugh
| Service Number: | 654 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 November 1914, Enlisted in Townsville |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW2) |
| Born: | Sheffield, England, UK, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jackeroo |
| Memorials: | Winton & District Roll of Honour WW1, Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 654, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), Enlisted in Townsville | |
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| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 654, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 654, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW1), HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 654, 5th Light Horse Regiment (WW2), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in British Infantry. |
Arthur Hugh Burdekin
The third son of four sons born to solicitor, Benjamin T and Emily Burdekin of Sheffield, Arthur Hugh Burdekin was born 5 October 1888 baptised 21 November 1888 at Saint Mark's Broomhill, Yorkshire.
Census 5 Apr 1891, records him at Bridge End, Baslow and Bubnell, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England. He was aged 2 and the grandson of the head of the household.
He was educated at Mostyn House Preparatory School in Parkgate, Cheshire and recorded as a student there in 1901.
He migrated to Queensland Australia where he worked as a Jackaroo before enlisting at the outbreak of World War 1.
He enlisted 19 Nov 1914 and was attached to the 5th Light Horse Regiment, His army record shows he was 5 feet 11 1/2 inches tall, weighed 156 lbs (approx. 11 stone or 71 kg) with a fresh complexion blue eyes and brown hair and an old appendix scar.
Embarking on A34 Persic 21 Dec 1914. He was appointed Lance Corporal, 21 Dec 1915 and granted a temporary commission in the Imperial Army 27 July 1915. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star for his service in Australian Imperial Force and also qualified for the British War Medal and Victory Medal.
He returned to Queensland as a grazier or pastoralist. Although his name appears on many electoral rolls, I can find no record of marriage or children.
Arthur Hugh Burdekin died 7 April 1966 at Albany Creek, Queensland.
Submitted 10 February 2026 by DENISE LAZENBY
Biography contributed by Matthew Whitehead
Arthur Hugh Burdekin transferred to the British Infantry in July 1915 at the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He survived the war.
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