BURROWS, Eric Caldwell
| Service Number: | 1870 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wanaaring, NSW, 24 March 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kempsey, Kempsey, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Nyngan and North Sydney Public Schools |
| Occupation: | Bank Officer |
| Died: | St Leonards, NSW, 11 May 1978, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1870, 59th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1870, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1870, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
ERIC CALDWELL BURROWS is the son of Mr. Alfred James Burrows and Mrs. Elizabeth Burrows. He was born at Wanaaring, N.S.W., on 24th March, 1895, and was educated at the Nyngan and North Sydney Public Schools.
His service with the Bank began on 14th April, 1913, when he was appointed to the Head Office Staff. He was transferred to Hay, N.S.W., on 1st May, 1914, and to Burrowa, as ledgerkeeper, on 10th August, 1915.
Eric Burrows enlisted early in January, 1916, and was a member of the 57th Battalion. He was promoted to corporal on 7th February, 1919, and after the Armistice returned to Australia.
Source Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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