Regimental number | 4677 |
Place of birth | Frankston, Victoria |
School | Frankston State School, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Fisherman |
Address | Mornington Road, Frankston, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Minnie Burton, Mornington Road, Frankston, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Secretary for 11 years of the Frankston Fire Brigade. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 34 |
Place of burial | A.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 4), Grass Lane, Flers, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 93 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Sarah BURTON; husband of Minnie BURTON, Mornington Road, Frankston, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2572 Pte Francis Roger BURTON, 1st Division Train, returned to Australia, 18 January 1919; 24454 Pte Edward James BURTON, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; Cousin: 22927 Gunner Ernest Richardson McCOMB, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, died of disease, 9 January 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |