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Charles Hector BURTON

Regimental number2344
Place of birthWollombi New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressYaco Creek, Wollombi, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinAunt, Mrs A Gibson, Hamilton, Newcastle, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Date of death12 August 1964

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