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Eric Godfrey Burton

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Portrait of Eric Godfrey Burton, Auckland Weekly News, 25 March 1942. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19420325-24-6. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Eric Godfrey Burton, Auckland Weekly News, 25 March 1942. Sir George Grey Special Collec …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Eric Godfrey AWMM
  • Surname
    Burton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 2413 AWMM
    • WWII NZD2413 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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  • Birth
    20 June 1915 Noel Smith Research Project
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  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Eric Burton was the son of Alfred Joseph and Emma Elizabeth Burton of Wellington.

    Killed in bombing attack.

    HMS Thracian run aground 14 December 1941 on Lamma Island near Hong Kong and was not repaired because of the state of the dockyards. The ship's company was ordered to take up military duties to assist Canadian Army units in defence of the area, a decision which was to result in the deaths of many of the ship's crew in the defence of Hong Kong. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    19 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Hong Kong, Southeast Asia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

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