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George William BURNS

Regimental number5303
Place of birthMount Cotton Queensland
SchoolState School, (Cleveland?), Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, William Edward Burns, Cleveland via Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 11 March 1917
Age at death30
Place of burialDernancourt COmmunal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No. 39), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.E. and Caroline BURNS. Native of Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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