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William Arthur BURT

Regimental number2637
Place of birthDergholm, Victoria
SchoolPublic School, Port Pirie (?), South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressSolomontown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinMother, Mrs Martha Amelia Burt, 3 Chain Road, Solomontown, South Australia
Enlistment date7 April 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on 23 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 April 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers Bretonneux, France
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialAdelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row N, Grave No. 22), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
150
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: E. and Martha BURT, 3 Chain Road, Solomontown, Port Pirie, South Australia. Native of Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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