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Frank BURNS

Regimental number1884
Place of birthBenalla, Victoria
SchoolLima East State School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinFather, Mr Francis Burns, Lima East, via Benalla, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 April 1917
Place of death or woundingPloegsteert, Messines, Belgium
Age at death32.9
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Row D, grave No. 23), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frank and Elizabeth BURNS, Lima, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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