| Regimental number | 3038 |
| Place of birth | Omeo, Gippsland, Victoria |
| School | Ensay State School, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Glazier |
| Address | Ensay PO, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 188 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W Burden, Ensay PO, Gippsland, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Date of death incorrectly entered on Nominal Roll as 5.9.17. |
| Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
| Age at death | 19 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
| Place of burial | Aubers Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 6), Aubers, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Isaac and Annie BURDEN, Emu Vale, Ensay, Victoria |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to, and proceeded to join, 57th Bn from 6th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 23 February 1916; taken on strength of 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Admitted to No 15 Field Ambulance, 5 March 1916 (yellow jaundice); discharged and rejoined 57th Bn, 8 March 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 15 March 1916. Admitted to No 8 Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 16 April 1916 (phimosis); transferred to No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 17 April 1916; discharged and rejoined 59th Bn, Duntoon Plateau, 18 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed to be buried in No Man's Land approx at 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Note, Red Cross File No 630202: 'Killed in action 19.7.16 previously reported Missing 19.7.16[.] Cert. by A.I.F. Hdqrs 22.5.19[.]' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURDEN Albert Herbert Arthur
Red Cross file 630202 |
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