Alexander Stewart Burton
Corporal, 7th Battalion (Victoria) Australian Imperial Force
- Register No.
- 155 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Corporal all Corporals →
- Unit
- 7th Battalion (Victoria) Australian Imperial Force (register: 7th Battalion, AIF) all AIF VCs →
- Date of action
- 9 August 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 15th October 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 20th January 1893 at Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
- Died
- 9th August 1915 at Lone Pine, Gallipoli
- Award
- Posthumous all posthumous VCs →
- Memorial / grave
- Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia
- Medal held by
- the Australian War Memorial, Canberra,
Digest of citation
On 9th August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by a Lieutenant *, two corporals *, one of them being Corporal Burton and a few men to. The enemy blew in the sandbag barricade leaving only a foot standing, but the Lieutenant and the two corporals repulsed the enemy and rebuild the barricade. Twice more the enemy blew in the barricade and on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt, but Corporal Burton was killed while most gallantly building up the Parapet under a hail of bombs
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
BURTON, Alexander Stewart. (reg No. 155)
Corporal 7th Battalion (Victoria) Australian Imperial Force.
London Gazetted on 15th October 1915.
VC Medal's Custodian is the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Born on 20th January 1893 at Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
Died on 9th August 1915 at Lone Pine, Gallipoli.
Memorials at Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli and on the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australia.
Digest of Citation reads: On 9th August 1915, at Lone Pine, Gallipoli, the enemy made a determined counter-attack on the centre of the newly captured trench held by a Lieutenant *, two corporals *, one of them being Corporal Burton and a few men to. The enemy blew in the sandbag barricade leaving only a foot standing, but the Lieutenant and the two corporals repulsed the enemy and rebuild the barricade. Twice more the enemy blew in the barricade and on each occasion they were repulsed and the barricade rebuilt, but Corporal Burton was killed while most gallantly building up the Parapet under a hail of bombs.
* F H Tubb (reg No. 1234) and W Dunstan (reg No. 361)
* F H Tubb (reg No. 1234) and W Dunstan (reg No. 361)
Australia.
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