Regimental number | 3336 |
Place of birth | Berwick, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Narre Warren, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Height | 5' 9.5" |
Weight | 168 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice Kent, Narre Warren, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | "Y" Farm Military Cemetery (Row I, Grave No. 11), Bois-Grenier, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 47 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Anthony Burdon and Mary KENT; husband of Alice KENT, Narre Warren, Victoria |
Other details |
Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Seapeum, 22 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 2 April 1916. Appointred Lance Corporal, 19 March 1916. Killed in action, France, 5 May 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |