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Alfred Burton

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 14 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 26), Page: 14 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred AWMM
  • Surname
    Burton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 6/4004 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 March 1886 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre Nov 1915 AWMM 20 Smollett Street, Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.J. Burton (mother), 15 Kesky Street, Nottingham, England AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • Sinai & Palestine AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 6/4004 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Nov 1915 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Tram conductor/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
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Reported wounded 6 May 1916 AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Returned to duty 6 June 1916 AWMM
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Alfred Burton was the son of William H. and Mary Jane Burton. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 August 1917 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Messines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium AWMM

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11 December 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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