BURBIDGE, Herbert John Charles
| Service Number: | 411 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 411, Depot Battalion , Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 16 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 411, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 411, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 32nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 411, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 411, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 411, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 411, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Rick Melbourne
"...411 Corporal Herbert John Charles Burbidge, 32nd Battalion. A clerk from Exeter, South Australia, prior to enlistment, he was promoted to Sergeant (Sgt) and embarked with B Company from Adelaide on 18 November 1915 aboard HMAT Geelong (A2) for Suez. His battalion relocated to the Western Front, France, during June 1916. Sgt Burbidge was reported missing in action during the Battle of Fromelles on 20 July 1916 and was subsequently reported as having been killed in action on that date. He has no known grave and he is commemorated on the VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France. He was aged 24 years." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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