Regimental number | 5978 |
Place of birth | Canowindra, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Bendick Morell, Via, Young, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 41.7 |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 160 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs A L Burton, Bendick Morell via Young, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 19th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Charles and Caroline BURTON. Photo: Peter Dennis |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Demosthenes', 27 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: overage), Sydney, 29 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURTON Henry Charles |