Topic: Militia - Area Officers
The Australian Militia
Area Officers
Roll of Honour
Ronald BURNS
Ronald BURNS
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
| School | Public School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Auctioneer |
| Address | Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Next of kin | Edward Burns, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Served as a Commanding Officer in the Senior Cadets; afterwards as Area Officer in his District. |
| Enlistment date | 27 August 1914 |
| Place of enlistment | Paddington, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 3rd Battalion F Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 20 October 1914 |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was appointed to go to India for training. He completed the course and then at his own expense went to England and successfully completed the Hythe Musketry School, and also passed as an aviator. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 25 April 1915 |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Date of death | 25 April 1915 |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Roll of Honour | Panel number 35, Australian War Memorial |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Lithgow General Cemetery, New South Wales. Parents: Edward (d. 5 August 1927, aged 80; bu. Lithgow Cemetery) and Sarah (d. 9 May 1898, aged 40; bu. Lithgow Cemetery) BURNS, Main Street, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Further Reading:
The Australian Militia, Area Officers
Australian Light Horse Militia
Citation: The Australian Militia, Area Officers, Roll of Honour, Ronald BURNS
