Regimental number | 133 |
School | State School, Devonport, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Devonport, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Wesley Burr, Devonport, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Nil (previously rejected on account of varicocele) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 24.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row D, Grave No. 6), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Wesley and Martha BURR, Devonport, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Admitted to 51st General Hospital, 14 October 1916; discharged to Base Details, 23 November 1916; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 50 days. Admitted to 39th General Hospital, 6 June 1917; discharged, 16 July 1917; total period of treatment for venereal disease: 43 days. Wounded in action, 9 October 1917 (fractured right femur). Died of wounds, 3rd Casualty Clearing Station, 10 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURR Clarence Evendale |