Regimental number | 3694 |
Place of birth | Maffra, Victoria |
School | Denison State School & Sale High School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, A Burton, Middleboro Road, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/26/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A50 Itonus on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 49th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Lorne spelt Lome |
Place of death or wounding | Veaux, France |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Vaulx Hill Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 5), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Abel and Agnes BURTON, 38 Albrt Crescent, Surrey Hills, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 6723 Pte Arthur Ernest BURTON, 49th Bn, died of illness, 1 April 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |