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BURGE, William Elias
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3107 |
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Enlisted: | 1 November 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, 1898 |
Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Burnley State School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Illness (Meningitis), Capetown, South Africa, 12 March 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Woltemade Cemetery (Maitland), Cape Town Section 4, Grave 97451C, Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
1 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3107, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3107, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3107, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Charles and Mary Burge of 10 Melrose Street, Richmond, Victoria
Medal: British War Medal
Also served in the Citizen Forces