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William BURY

Regimental number4095
Place of birthBolton, Lancashire, England
SchoolProtestant School, Bolton (?), Lancashire, England
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationBoilermaker
AddressTaylor Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinWife, Mrs Teresa Annie Bury, Taylor Street, Toowoomba, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date21 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll25th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 22 August 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records33
Place of burialBolton (Tonge) Cemetery (Plot III, Row O1, Grave No. 1), Lancashire
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
104
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Sarah BURY, 176 Waterloo Street, Bolton, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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