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MCBURNIE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1156 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 July 1915, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Newfield, Ayrshire, Scotland, 6 January 1875 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Dalrymple School, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 22 October 1917, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot III, Row L, Grave 35, Menin Road South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Campbell S Hoffnung & Co. Ltd., Ithaca War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1156, Place of enlistment - Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 4 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1156, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked on HMAT 'A47' Mashobra from Sydney on 4th October 1915 | |
| 7 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Bombardier, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 9 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 4 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 11th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1156, 11th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1156 awm_unit: 11th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Wiliam McBURNIE was born in Newfield, Ayrshire, Scotland on 6th January,1875
His parents were Alexander McBURNE & Elizabeth CAMPBELL
He had previously served as a Sergeant in the South African War & arrived in Queensland on 27th January, 1912 on the ship Cornwall - the family had two more children after arrival, Ronald & Myrtle
He married Annie TEASDALE on 25th January, 1901 at Blackfriers Church in Glasgow , Scotland
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