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Gordon Stanley Burn

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 30), Page: 6 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Burn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Gordon Philip Stanley Burn AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11810 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Emma Burn (mother), Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 11810 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Carpenter/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Gordon Burn was the son of Philip Edward and Emma Sarah Burn. AWMM
    • Gordon Philip Stanley Burn was born on the 12th April 1894 in Wellington. He was the youngest of four, two sisters, Maud & Edith and a brother Ernest. Primary education was at Mangaroa School, Upper Hutt.
      Prior to enlisting he was working as a carpenter. During the first week in April 1916 he was given a send- off by his many friends at Te Marua. During the evening, he was the recipient of a money belt with a suitable lining. He embarked for England via Suez and Alexandria on the 1/5/1916, arriving in Southampton on the 7/8/1916, then leaving Sling(Anzac) Camp for France arriving at Etaples on 21/8/1916.
      On the 27th March 1918 he died of wounds, aged 23, in Doullens. Public - Edward Laurence - Other relative - 8 September 2016 - Family history.
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Death

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  • Death
    27 March 1918 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No. 1, Somme, France AWMM V. D. 24. AWMM
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
21 December 2017TedLower Hutt, New ZealandOther relative
08 September 2016Edward LaurenceLower Hutt, New ZealandOther relative
07 September 2016TedLower Hutt, New ZealandOther relative
20 March 2015kayhawkes bay, new zealandOther Relative

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