BURFORD, Leo Alston
Service Number: | 3025 |
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Enlisted: | 12 March 1917 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 43rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Dowlingville, Yorke Peninsula - South Australia, , 6 June 1896 |
Home Town: | Dowlingville, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia |
Schooling: | Dowlongville, Public School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 July 1918, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Ardrossan & District WW1 Honor Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dowlingville Roll of Honour, St Peters Heroes War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
12 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3025, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3025, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide |
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Son of Richard Burford and Elizabeth Pycroft
Brother of Roy
Lest We Forget
Biography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Leo Alston Burford was born on June 6, 1896, in Dowling Ville, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, to Richard Burford and Elizabeth Pycroft. He had one sibling, a younger brother. Aged only 20 years old, he enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. Leo was assigned to the 43rd Infantry.
When Leo was aged only 22 years old, he was tragically killed in action on the 4th of July 1918, during the Battle of Hamel in France. Leo Alston Burford made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Leo's was laid to rest in the Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery in France. Many brave soldiers are buried where he lays who gave their lives during the Great War. His sacrifice serves as a reminder of the immense cost of war and the courage displayed by individuals like him.