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BURLEIGH, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2877 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warnambool, Vic., 2 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Nirranda, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Warrnambool Agricultural High School |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Ceduna, SA, 2 November 1975, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Fawkner Memorial Park Cemetery, Victoria New Lawn, Gdn Niches 3, 52 |
| Memorials: | Nirranda and District Honor Roll, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows, Warrnambool Agricultural High School Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2877, 29th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 4 Apr 1916: | Involvement 2877, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 4 Apr 1916: | Embarked 2877, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John BURLEIGH and Sarah Ann nee MILLER, Church Hill, Nirranda, Victoria
Prior to enlisting Herbert was a student in training at the Teacher's College, Carlton, Vic.
An Australian Rules footballer. He played in Carlton's 1914 and 1915 premierships, but like many others he had his career interrupted by WWI. He did however come back and play in 1919.
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