BURT, John Edward
| Service Number: | 1429 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
| Born: | Cradock, South Australia, 27 October 1886 |
| Home Town: | Cradock, Flinders Ranges, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pulminary Tuberculosis, Bedford Park Hospital, Bedford Park, Adelaide, South Australia, 12 January 1921, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Section: Plan 3; Row No.22; Site No.131., |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare Original Clare School WW1 Memorial, Clare Schools Old Scholars who Fell WW1 Memorial, Clare St Barnabas Anglican Church WW1 Honour Board, Clare WW1 Memorial Arch, Cradock District WW1 Roll of Honor, Cradock War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1429, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
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| 15 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia | |
| 27 Oct 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1429, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1429, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 27 Jul 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1429, Australian Army Ordnance Corps |
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Father John Edward Burt and Mother Cecilia Burt (nee Manuel),
living in 43 Brice Street, Clare, South Australia.
Sibling: Sister - Ellen Anne Burt
Previous service:
1 year 24th Light Horse Regiment - Volunteer, still serving on enlistment
Described on enlisting as 28 years 8 months old; single. 5' 4 1/2" tall; 137 lbs;
fair complexion; hazel eyes; brown hair; Church of England
11/6/1915 completed medical at Keswick, fit for service
15/6/1915 Enlisted at Keswick, South Australia
15/6/1915 Commanding Officer appointed John to Group Base Infantry
Mitcham Camp
27/10/1915 Embarked from Outer Harbour, Port Adelaide on board HMAT A24 Benalla
as a Private in the 1st Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
11th reinforcements
29/12/1915 Absorbed in Regiment West Front Force,
3rd Light Horse Regiment
31/5/1916 admitted to 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Romani
1/6/1916 transferred to Lowlands Field Ambulance, Romani
2/6/1916 sick with Pyrexia at Kantara, Egypt
transferred to 31st General Hospital, Port Said, Egypt
27/6/1916 suffering from enteric
transferred to 3rd Australian General Hospital, Cairo then Abbasia
12/8/1916 Entered convalescent camp, invalided to England
embarked on board HS Kanowna
16/9/1916 granted furlough (leave)
30/10/1916 admitted to No.1 Command Depot, Perham Downs, England
ex leave
27/11/1916 returned to duty, Admin HQ in London
27/7/1917 Taken on strength of Australian Army Ordnance Corps Services, Tidwsworth
ex 3rd Light Horse Regiment
5/3/1919 marched out to No.1 Training Brigade , Sutton Veny
18/12/1919 returned to Australia on board Konigin Luise, ex England
18/1/1920 admitted to ships hospital at sea sick - TB of Lung
2/2/1920 discharged from ships hospital
4/2/1920 reached Adelaide, South Australia
on arrival to Adelaide, admitted directly to Bedford Park Sanatorium
12/1/1921 died of pulminary tuberculosis (34 years of age)
buried in: West Terrace (General) Cemetery, Adelaide, SA
Section: Plan 3; Row No. 22; Site No. 131
***Grant Expired: 31/12/1999 - phone cemetery 8139 7405 or via email records@aca.sa.gov.au
Medals:
1914-15 Star (2026); British War medal (6684); Victory medal (6621)
Portrait courtesy of Clare Regional History Group Inc.
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 18 June 2014. Lest we forget.
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