Percy Edward Bursill - Robertson, NSW
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S 34° 36.137 E 150° 35.466
56H E 279102 N 6168423
Percy Edward Bursill died of wounds in France during the First World War.
Waymark Code: WMVZ7Q
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 06/15/2017
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Private Percy Edward Bursill served with the 1st Pioneer Battalion, 8th Reinforcement of the Australian Imperial Force (AIF). His unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916.
He served on the Western Front & died of wounds on 23 Aug 1918 aged 22.
The headstone is a tall granite obelisk & includes his mother, father & brother with the graves covered in marble pebbles. Inscriptions appear on the Australian Cemeteries Index here: (
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Details of his war service obtained from the UNSW (University of NSW) Canberra AIF Projet, the website listed below.
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