Regimental number | 3460 |
Place of birth | Alstonville New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Fairy Meadow via Wollongong, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, D T Burling, Public School, Fairy Meadow via Wollongong, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 13th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 5 September 1915 - 20th Bn, 8th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 56th Bn, 16 February 1916. Transferred to 13th Field Artillery Brigade, 17 March 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Rue-David Military Cemetery (Plot I, row E, Grave No. 41), Fleurbaix, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 17 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |