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Thomas Albert BURTON

Regimental number7414
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBargeman
AddressNo 11 Central Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinSister, Mrs Maud Berry, No 11 Central Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name8th Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 5
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/27/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Star Of Victoria on 31 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Field Company Engineers
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularEnlisted 1 February 1916 and posted to 8th Field Company Engineers, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 14th Field Company Engineers, 26 July 1916.
FateKilled in Action 30 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death21
Place of burialMenin Road South Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row K, Grave No. 20), Ypres, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
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