Regimental number | 3025 |
Place of birth | Dowlongville, Yorke's Peninslua, South Australia |
School | Dowlingaino Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Dowlingville, Yorke's Penninsula, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 10.25" |
Weight | 156 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Burford, Dowlingville, Yorke's Penninsula, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 43rd Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/60/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 43rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 2), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 136 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard and Elizabeth BURFORD, Harrow Road, St. Peters, South Australia. Born at Dowlingville, Yorke's Peninsula, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 23 June 1917; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 August 1917; marched into 11th Training Bn, Larkhill, 26 August 1917. Marched into 10th Training Bn, Sutton Mandeville, 5 November 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 27 December 1917; marched into Australian Intermediate Base Depot, Le Havre, 28 December 1917. Proceeded to unit, 30 December 1917; taken on strength of 43rd Bn, 4 January 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURFORD Leo Elston |