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BURTON, Charles Stanley
Personal Details
Service Number: | 778 |
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Enlisted: | 15 February 1916, Burra, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Kooringa, South Australia, 25 October 1885 |
Home Town: | Mount Bryan, South Australia |
Schooling: | Brighton Public School |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 14 October 1917, aged 31 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Burra Fallen Soldiers Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Mount Bryan Roll of Honor WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 778, Burra, South Australia | |
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9 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 778, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
9 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 778, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
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