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John Gordon BURR

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Date of birth03 March 1894
Date of death17 December 1917
Mothers nameEllen (née Moore)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of death8 July 1935
Fathers nameJohn Victor Burr
Parents date of marriage1891
Parents place of marriageNew Zealand
Fathers date of death21 July 1956
SiblingsHenry, James, , ,
Children, , , ,
Cause of deathDied of wounds
Buried whereCairo British War Cemetery. O. 70
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Awards1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthFoxton, New Zealand
OccupationLabourer
Place of deathEgypt/Palestine
Place of embarkationWellington on 'Tahiti' (transport No 25)
SurnameBURR
War memorialFoxton
Christian namesJohn Gordon
School? Moutoa
WarsWW1
Service number11/1127
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted15 February 1915
Final rankLance-Corporal
Regiment or service5th Reinforcements Imperial 4th Bn Camel Corps (Previously Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation date13 June 1915
User reference1.67

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Age on Enlistment: 21 years.

Height: 5'6". Weight: 142lbs.

Complexion: Dark

Hair: Dark. Eyes: Brown.

Identifying Marks: Ola Cicatrix side of left knee, small birthmark level 8th vert (back).

NOK: Father.

Previous Military Training: Territorials.

Probate: Will, Archives NZ Wellington.

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