Roll of Honour Arthur Herbert Burton

Service number 2870
Rank Private
Unit 55th Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Australian Imperial Force
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918
Conflict Eligibility Date First World War, 1914-1921
Date of Death 29 September 1917
Place of Death Belgium
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Age at Death 22
Place of Association Pambula, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery or Memorial Details Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium
Source AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army

Location on the Roll of Honour

Arthur Herbert Burton's name is located at panel 160 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan).

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