Topic: AIF - 4B - 4 LHR
4th LHR, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment
Francis James Burton
Francis James Burton's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
Francis James Burton
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant [2 Lt]
Unit: 4th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BURTON, 2nd Lt. Francis James. 4th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. Son of Frederick and Mary Burton, of Nullan, Victoria, Australia. D. 31.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
Francis James Burton
A brief military biography of Francis James Burton from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 379 |
| School | State School, Minyip, Victoria |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | Nullan, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Burton, Nullan, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served in the 19th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Minyip, Victoria. |
| Enlistment date | 22 August 1914 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 19 October 1914 |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
| Recommendations (Medals and Awards) | Unspecified Recommendation date: 9 September 1915 Unspecified Recommendation date: "1-2 September 1915" |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 22 August 1914; embarked 20 October 1914. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, Sinai, Palestine. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Beersheba, Egypt |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 31), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Mary BURTON, Nullan, Victoria |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
4th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 4th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, Francis James Burton
