Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918
Burns R Pte 512193 Robert 1-17 Reinf 18 Labourer Single R C
Address: Kensington, Lambeth St, 10
Next of Kin: Burns, S, Mrs, mother, 10 Lambeth St, Kensington
Enlisted: 30 Oct 1917
Embarked: RMS Orontes 5 Jun 1918 (Sydney)
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Joined the Colours
Robert Burns, charged with stealing a copper boiler at Kensington a couple of months ago, had also been remanded to Tuesday, accused promising in the meantime to enlist. The police reported that Burns had fulfilled his promise and was now in camp at Broadmeadows. The prosecution was struck out.
- Joined the Colours. (1917, November 22). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 29, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74604382
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Pte Burns went into training in England and was still there when the Armistice came into effect. He was subsequently posted to duty in France, and remained there for most of 1919, returning to Australian in early 1920. Burns re-enlisted in 1939 as VX52129. He served in the Middle East, but was discharged in 1942 after being wounded in an accident with a firearm.
War Service Commemorated
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