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William John BURRAGE

Regimental number3123
Place of birthSydney New South Wales
SchoolChurch of England School, Balgowlah, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressBalgowlah, Manly, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinFather, Charles Robert Burrage, Balgowlah, Manly, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 October 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 October 1918
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 11 November 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3123B
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 17 October 1916; embarked from Australian, 11 November 1916. Wounded, Polygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium, 23 September 1917; Peronne, 1 September 1918. Died of broncho-pneumonia at No 2 General Hospital, Le Havre, France.
FateDied of disease 26 October 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death32
Place of burialSte Marie Cemetery (Div. 62, Plot V, Row N, Grave No. 14), Le Havre, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Elizabeth Jane BURRAGE, Brook Cottage, Balgowlah, via Manley, New South Wales

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