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Alban John BURTON

Regimental number2008
Place of birthEaling, London, England
SchoolChrist Church School, London (?), England
Other trainingMedical student
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationAttendant
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, John Burton, 38 Haven Lane, Ealing, Middlesex, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 October 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Light Horse Regiment, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 16 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Ammunition Column
FateDied of wounds 9 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 10), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
21
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Emma BURTON, 38 Haven Lane, Ealing, London

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