| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR83/085 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 8 items |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Burley, Johnston |
| Date made | 1902-1919 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/110/008 |
| Conflict |
South Africa, 1899-1902 (Boer War) First World War, 1914-1918 |
Burley, Johnston (Warrant Officer 2, DCM and Bar, WA Mtd Infantry, 5th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Coy (Bgroc), AIF)
Description
Service papers related to duties in South Africa with the Mounted Rifles; warrants covering promotion; letters announcing the award of a Bar to his DCM; and later discharge papers. 1. Discharge certificate following completion of service in South Africa, May 1902. 2. Extract of Certificate of Baptism, handwritten for Burley, October 1912 (photocopy). 3. Certificate of Discharge from Instr Staff, Permanent Military Forces to join AIF, January 1917. 4. Copy of letter forwarded to ADGT, 5th Army, confirming the award of Bar to the DCM of Burley, August 1917. 5. Warrant for appointment to WO Class II, AIF, March 1918. 6. Two letters forwarded to Mrs A Burley with extracts of notification of the award of a Bar to the DCM to Burley, March-July 1918. 7. Certificate of Discharge on termination of enlistment period, July 1919.