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Donald Chapman Burt

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Portrait of Driver Donald Chapman Burt, Auckland Weekly News, 4 November 1942. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19421104-18-15. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Driver Donald Chapman Burt, Auckland Weekly News, 4 November 1942. Auckland Libraries He …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald Chapman AWMM
  • Surname
    Burt AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 5421 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
    WW2 C/o Mr J. McKinney, Glenbrook, Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr A.F. Burt (father), 2 Station Street, Carlton, Australia AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 5421 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
    WW2 Labourer/Civilian AWMM
    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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Donald Burt was the son of Albert Francis and Jessie Antinette Burt, of Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    4 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Western Desert, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM I. C. 6. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Waiuku War Memorial, George Street, Waiuku AWMM

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