Corporal Henry Burne

Ancestor Details

Ancestor's Name: Henry Francis Burne

Ancestor's date of birth: 21/05/1869

Ancestor's date of death: 29/03/1949

Cause of Death: Road accident. Killed by a collision between his bicycle and a truck.

Service and Life Before the Boer War: Grazier in early 1890s. Was the son of a police magistrate and mining warden in Victoria and NSW.

Service Number: 244

Colony or State of enlistment: NSW Place of Enlistment:

Unit: New South Wales Citizens' Bushmen

Rank attained in Boer War: CPL, Date Effective: 14/09/1900

Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No record of post Boer War service.

Murray Page: 81

Contingent: Third New South Wales

Ship: Atlantian, Date of Sailing: 01/03/1900

Awards/Decorations/Commendations: Queen's South Africa Medal with clasps.

Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided

Reasons to go and fight: Had two uncles (both generals) and several cousins in the British Army plus one uncle and at least one cousin in the British Navy.

Details of service in war: April 1900 - April 1901 in Rhodesia, west Transvaal including defence of Elands River Post (4-16 August 1900), and in northern Transvaal, great De Wet hunt (February - March 1901) and advance on Petersburg.

Service and life after the Boer War: I believe he served as a recruiting sergeant in WW1 (record cannot be found to substantiate this).

Descendant Details

Name of Descendant: Michael Ashley LIGHTFOOT, Charnwood ACT
Relationship to Ancestor: grandson

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