| Regimental number | 3042 |
| Place of birth | Jamestown, South Australia |
| School | Jamestown Public School, South Australia |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Jamestown, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 10.5" |
| Weight | 149 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Caroline Burford, Jamestown, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in the 24th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 27th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
| Age at death | 24.7 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 120 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William J. and C.A. BURFORD, Jamestown, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 728 Company Quarter Master Sergeant William Claude BURFORD, 4th Pioneer Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 3 August 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 6 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Posted missing 20 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 12 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 20 July 1916'. Note on Red Cross File No 630302: 'No trace Germany. Cert. by Capt. Mills, 10.10.19.' Statement on file, 57 Pte S. GILBERT, 32nd Bn (patient, 3rd Southern General Hospital, Town Hall, Oxford, England), 5 December 1916: 'I havehad a letter from my brother Pte C.M. Gilbert, 6402 (3 Aus. A.M.C.) saying "It's Ray Burford allright. He was last seen in No Man's Land, terribly wounded in the stomach."' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURFORD Anthony Ray Edward
Red Cross file 630302 |
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