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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
John Ewing Burborough |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Driver |
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| Forename(s): |
John Ewing |
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| Surname: |
Burborough |
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| War: |
Korean War, 1950-1953 |
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| Serial No.: |
208850 |
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| Date of Birth: |
12 April 1929 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Truck driver |
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| Enlistment Address: |
Fairlie, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Kayforce |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Army Service Corps |
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| Place of Death: |
Korea |
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| Date of Death: |
4 November 1954 |
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| Age at Death: |
25 |
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| Year of Death: |
1954 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Accidental death on active service |
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| Cemetery Name: |
United Nations Cemetery, Pusan, Korea |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Served Kayforce 1952-54
- "An immediate increase in the already heavy workload was noticeable, with November 1954 being the company's [10 Company, RNZASC] busiest month since its inception, more than 335,000 task kilometres being clocked up. It was also a bad month in terms of casualties, for both Driver J.E. Burborough and Corporal Arthur May (one of the company's original members) died as a result of vehicle accidents which occurred on successive days." (McGibbon 1996, vol. 2, p. 358)
- Died of injuries received in a vehicle accident, the day before he was due to retun home.
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| Further References: |
- Ian McGibbon, New Zealand and the Korean War, Volume II: Combat Operations, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 1996, pp. 358, 372, 400.
- New Zealand in the Korean War. NZHistory online. URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/korean-war
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