BURNE, Arthur Edward Thomas
| Service Number: | 3700 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballykeane, Wicklow, Ireland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Oakey, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, Voormezeele, Belgium Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Oakey War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3700, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3700, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3700, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3700, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3700 awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Arthur Burne was the eldest son of Thomas William and Margaret Letitia Burne of Oakey, Queensland. He had been in County Wicklow, Ireland and his family had moved to Australia in 1911. They had a property at Oakey and one at Taronga, in Queensland, which the sons helped to work.
His brother, 4742 Pte. Charles Radford Burne 15th Battalion AIF went missing at Bullecourt on 11 April 1917, aged 22.
Arthur signed up with the 9th Battalion and was transferred to the 49th Battalion when he arrived in Egypt in early 1916.
His first big battle was at Pozieres where he earned the Military Medal, when as a member of the Battalion scouts, he and four other men, “on the night of 13th/14th August, 1916, went out under a heavy barrage to reconnoiter the enemy's position. They took shelter in shell holes during the whole day (14th instant) and returned during night of 14/15th instant with valuable information regarding enemy's positions.”
Arthur was promoted to Lance Corporal soon after. He was killed in action in Belgium on 12 October 1916. His Military Medal had been awarded to him ‘in the field’ eight days previous. The actual medal was sent to his parents in late 1917.
His youngest brother, 817 Sergeant Edwin Haskins Burne 25th Battalion AIF was sent home to Australia for ‘family reasons’ during October 1917. This was by order of the GOC AIF, General Birdwood, and the Department of Defence, due to the fact he had lost two brothers, and his father had died during July 1917.
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