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James Edward BURLEY

Regimental number5046
Place of birthBrisbane Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinWife, Mrs N R Burley c/o Mrs Abbott, Jackson Street, Eagle Junction, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date16 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A16 Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll47th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 16 November 1915. Taken on strength, 47th Bn, 9 December 1916. Mortally wounded, 12 October 1917.
FateDied of wounds 27 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death29
Place of burialSt. Sever Cemetery Extension (Block P, Plot III, Row Q, Grave No. 6A), Rouen, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
143
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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