Regimental number | 1164 |
Place of birth | Fitzroy, Victoria |
School | Lee St State School, North Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cigarmaker |
Address | 394 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, G. Burnett, North Fitzroy, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, grave No. 2), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Charlotte BURNETT, 394 Nicholson Street, North Fitzroy, Melbourne |
Family/military connections | Cousin: 671A Pte Harold BURNETT, 3rd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, Zonnebeke, Belgium, 9 October 1917. |