Regimental number | 128 |
Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand |
School | King's College, Auckland, New Zealand |
Age on arrival in Australia | 21 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, -- Burton, 44 York place, Dunedin, NZ |
Previous military service | Served in the King's College Cadets; then moved into the College Rifles (a corps of Old Collegeians), NZ Territorial Force. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A10 Karroo on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed in an aeroplane accident in Montrose, Scotland. |
Fate | Died as a result of accident |
Place of death or wounding | Montrose, Scotland |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Montrose (Sleepy Hillock) Cemetery (A7, 36), Scotland |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 188 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Ellen BURTON, Auckalnd, New Zealand |