In the Dawning of the Day. In Memorium J.D. Burns, Late Corporal 21st Battalion, 6th Brigade A.I.F. Born 18th June 1895. Killed in Action 18th September, 1915.
by Burns, Corporal J.D.; Legge, H.S.; Littlejohn, W.S. Et al
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Melbourne: Brown, Prior & Co. 1916. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Staple-bound. Good condition - some light wear and age-toning to edges. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Previous owners name to inside of front cover. Loosely inserted in a copy of "Particulars Required for the Roll of Honour of Australia in the Memorial War Museum". Scarce. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 34 pages. The son of Rev. Hugh MacLeod and Mary Edith Lyall Burns born at Geelong, Vic. He was a former student of Scotch College and was about to enter Melbourne University, when he enlisted on 2nd February 1915. He had been Editor of âThe Collegianâ (College Magazine) 1913-4; and is the author of a known poem âFor Englandâ (see below). Cpl Burns was a survivor from the ill-fated Southland which was torpedoed at 9.51 am on 2 September. He was killed in action just over 2 weeks later at Gallipoli on 18 September 1915, aged 19. . 1st Edition. Softcover.
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- Title
- In the Dawning of the Day. In Memorium J.D. Burns, Late Corporal 21st Battalion, 6th Brigade A.I.F. Born 18th June 1895. Killed in Action 18th September, 1915.
- Author
- Burns, Corporal J.D.; Legge, H.S.; Littlejohn, W.S. Et al
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- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used -
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- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Brown, Prior & Co
- Place of Publication
- Melbourne
- Date Published
- 1916
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