William Burgoyne's Life

By hollythesmith

  • Born-in Sydney

  • Married Matilda Callaghan

  • First child, Eva, Born

  • Second child, Ruby, Born

  • Third child, Phyllis, Born

  • Fourth child, Dorothy, Born

  • WW1 began

  • Fifth child, Hamilton, Born

  • Enlisted, Kempsey, NSW

  • Period: to

    Fought in Battle of Passchendaele

  • Sailed by ship to Western Front, France

  • Period: to

    Fought in 1st Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

  • Period: to

    Fought in 2nd Battle of Villers-Bretonneux

  • Returned to Australia

  • Discharged

  • WW1 ended

  • Died in Brisbane