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BURTON, William Stephen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 519 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mooloolah, Queensland, 6 February 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gatton, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Highfield State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 519 | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 519, Brisbane, Queensland | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 519, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 519, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney |
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