Regimental number | 3767 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Parnaroo or Yacka, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yacka, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 152 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Burford, Yacka, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 33.9 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 10), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Mary BURFORD, Yacka, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 6049 Pte Allan Clarence BURFORD, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 20 December 1917; 859 Lance Corporal David Percival BURFORD, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Died at the 1st South Midland Casualty Clearing Station, France from the effects of gassing.Was the son of John and Mildred Burford. After leaving Australia he spent six weeks at a camp in England before being sent to France. War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension. Plot 6 Row A Grave No. 10 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURFORD Albert Henry |