Regimental number | 476 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Quorn, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Quorn, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.2 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Burton, 23 Holland Street, Southwark, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 2 years in the Senior Cadets; transferred to the Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. Previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of defective vision. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 9, Reinforcement 6 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/14/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia from Liverpool on board HT 'Orca', 19 February 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 25 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 60 |
Place of burial | RSL Walls, Centennial Park Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURTON George Henry |