Regimental number | 6483 |
Place of birth | Cottonville, South Australia |
School | Mitcham Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Westbourne Park, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.2 |
Height | 5' 9.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A Burnett, Carlisle Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 9 months in the Senior Cadets; then moved to Exempt Area under Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 19.8 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Spoilbank Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 12), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 58 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Alice BURNETT, Carlisle Road, Westbourne Park, South Australia. Native of Adelaide, South Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURNETT Leonard Ward |