Regimental number | 1157 |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Station overseer |
Address | 'Coronga', Robinson Street, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Burton, 'Coronga', Robinson Street, Chatswood, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Light Horse Regiment, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/12/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [9880] Lt John Angus BURTON MC, 10th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 12 July 1919; 2320 Sapper Leslie Cleveland BURTON, 1st Tunnelling Company, died of disease, 16 December 1916. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name recorded incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Sperman George BURTON. |
Date of death |