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Robert James Burnett (1915)

Robert James Burnett
Born in Beech Forest, Victoria, Australiamap
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Husband of — married 1937 (to 1946) in Victoria, Australiamap
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Biography

Robert James was born in 1915, the son of David Burnett and Alice Maud Mary (Kronk)[1]

In 1937 he married Catherine Hilda Sherlock in Victoria[2]

In the 1937 Australian electoral roll for Brunswick West, Victoria, they were living at 151 Sydney Road and Robert was employed as a textile worker.[3]

Robert enlisted in the Australian Army (2nd AIF) during WWII. Service number VX12636.[4]

Robert was a gunner with the 2/2 Field Regiment and a prisoner of war. He was held in Stalag XIIIC & Stalag 383 (POW number 09684) - He returned to Australia. [5]

He returned to Australia in 1945 on transport 15 (Arundel Castle) leaving on February 5th.[6]

Robert and Catherine were divorced in 1946 on grounds of desertion. Robert was then living in England.

Divorce (The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954) Tue 29 Oct 1946 / Page 4 / Law Courts) Catherine Hilda Burnett, 29, of Barrow-street, Brunswick, against Robert James Burnett, 30, of Westbourne Park-road, Paddington, England; desertion.[7]

Sources

  1. Birth Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 19 Oct 2023). Index entry for Robt Jas BURNETT, Year: 1915; Parents: David Jas and Alice Maud Mary KRONK; Place: B FOREST Reg. Number: 27436/1915
  2. Marriage Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 19 Oct 2023). Index entry for BURNETT, Robt Jas and SHERLOCK, Cath Hilda; Year: 1937, Reg. number: 8778/1937
  3. Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
  4. National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B883
  5. https://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au
  6. http://www.aifpow.com/part_6__nominal_roll_and_casualty_list/chapter_1__1_reception_camp_eastbourne
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204947934




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