BURTON, John Andrew
| Service Number: | 2132 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Avenell, Vic., 1886 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne College |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension N 21, Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension, Aveluy, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John and Mary BURTON
SERGT. J. A. BURTON
Following the intimation 10 days previously that he had been wounded, word reached Mrs Burton, Pickett street, that her son, Sergt. John Andrew Burton, had succumbed to his injuries. How is not yet known, but a cable received on March 19 saying he was then leaving for France points to his having fallen within a day or two of joining the firing line. Though by profession a clerk in the Home Affairs Department Sergt. Burton must have had a natural turn for soldiering. He enlisted in the 57th battalion in January, 1916, and was quickly made quarter-master sergeant while in camp. Arrived in England he soon again received his sergeant's stripes and the position of musketry istructor, going to several of the English camps in the course of his duties. He had passed through the officers' school
in England and went to France as sergeant of his company. Sergt. Burton was a Footscray boy, son of the late Sergeant Burton, one time officer-in charge of local police, went to school here, at Heidelberg, and in South Melbourne, and was well known. Mrs Burton has received numerous letters testifying to the esteem in which he was held, including one from his former chief, Mr Atlee Hunt.
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