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Henry George Burton

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Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 91), Page: 6 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 4 (Roll 91), Page: 6 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry George AWMM
  • Surname
    Burton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 75556 AWMM
    • 31273 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 December 1899 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
    Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • Unknown AWMM Unknown address AWMM
    • Unknown AWMM 22 Duncan Terrace, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • F. Stears (friend), 60 Vivian Street, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
    • Mrs A.D. Burton (wife), 22 Duncan Terrace, Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Commanding Officer (CO) 25 Infantry Battalion, 23 November - 5 December 1941; 22 July - 12 September 1942

    CO 1 & 2 Training Units, 1944

    Moeraki then transhipped to [HMAT 17]Malta at Sydney for Suez. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Hi, my grandfather fought alongside during the Battle of Sidi Rezegh, and spent the night in a shell hole together.
    Public - Dennis - 27 October 2016
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