Tasmanian War Casualties

World War 11 Casualties

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Burton, Sidney Herbert

Born 16^th June 1900 at Frankston Victoria but was living at Ulverstone , Tasmania when he enlisted and was posted to the 2/3 Australian Machine Gun Bn. He was the son of William Baxter and Sarah Ann Burton and his occupation was listed as ‘baker’.

He was one of many captured by the Japanese and sent to work on the infamous Burma Thailand Railway.

Sidney Herbert Burton is mentioned briefly in The War Diaries of Weary Dunlop

“11 July 1943

The notification was received of the death at Tarsau of TX3464, Pte S.H.Burton

2/3 M.G.Bn”

Photo taken by Linda McKenzie

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