John BURNES

Regimental number3116
Place of birthWoodend, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressPullitop via Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation33
Next of kinFriend, William Holland, Mangoplah via Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 November 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 8 November 1916 - 45th Bn, 8th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 45th Bn, 1 April 1917. Mortally wounded, 20 October 1917.
FateDied of wounds 21 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death34
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXC, Row J, Grave No. 15), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
139
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal