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Walter BURT

Regimental number1823
Place of birthRichmond, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressHobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, John Burt, Edward Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date17 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 8 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 17 May 1916. Taken on strength, 4th Bn, 22 October 1916. Wounded, 13 January 1917, Armentieres sector; gassed, 4 June 1917, Messines sector.
FateKilled in Action 15 June 1917
Age at death24
Place of burialKandahar Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 8), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
132
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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