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Lawrence Edgar BURT

Date of birth11 August 1889
Place of birthKadina, South Australia
SchoolUnley Public School; School of Mines, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionProtestant
OccupationElectrical engineer
AddressKingswood, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinWife, Mrs B M Burt, Basham Street, Kingswood, South Australia
Enlistment date28 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name12th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
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Unit: 12th Battalion
Promotion date: 22 May 1915

FateReturned to Australia 6 May 1919
Other detailsWar service: Gallipoli, France. Wounded, Les Baraques, 25 February 1917; invalided to Malta; recovered and returned to duty; wounded, 2nd occasion, Jeancourt, 18 September 1918; rejoined unit.

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