Regimental number | 50 |
Place of birth | Bald Hill Flat, Otago, New Zealand |
School | Normal School, Wellington, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Electrician |
Address | National Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Step-Father, B J Fuller, National Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Wellington Rifles (Volunteers), New Zealand. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 1st Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A19 Afric on |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 14), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Jessie BURTON. Native of Wellington, New Zealand |