Regimental number | 1156 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Newfield, Ayrshire, Scotland |
School | Dalrymple School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 37 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Storeman |
Address | Ithaca Parade, Jubilee Estate, Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Annie McBurnie, Ithaca Parade, Jubilee Estate, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served as a South African Constabulary Sergeant in the South African War. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/16/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Arrived in Australia, 27 January 1912, on board SS 'Cornwall'. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 40 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 40 |
Place of burial | Menin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave No. 35), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alexander and Elizabeth McBURNIE; husband of Mrs A. McBURNIE, Jubilee Estate, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Ayrshire, Scotland~ |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |