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BURROWS, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4504 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cornwall, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 August 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Cabin Hill Cemetery, Belgium B 8, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Auburn RSL Community Centre, Auburn War WW1 Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4504, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4504, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide | |
| 10 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 4504, 48th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4504 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-10 |
Personal Stories
Obituary
Advertiser Tuesday 11 September 1917 page 7
THE LATE PRIVATE BURROWS.
Mrs. F. Storr, Hart-avenue, Unley, has received official information that her brother Private Richard (Dick) Burrows,of the 48th Battalion (late 32nd Battalion), was killed in action in France on August 10. He was 42 years old, and he enlisted on August 17, 1916. He left for the front on December 16. Before enlisting he was employed by Mr. Osborne, saddler, of Auburn. Private Burrows was highly esteemed by a large circle of friends.
Submitted 28 January 2016 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of Joseph and Margaret Catherine BURROWS
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