Regimental number | 397 |
Place of birth | Mickleham, Surrey, England |
School | Fernhurst (National School?), Hazlemere, Surrey, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | The Nest, Queen's Park, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, James Burge, The Nest, Queen's Park, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Name given on RoH circular as William James BURGE. Was a footman to Lord Dufferin; batman to Major Welch, killed in action, France. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 21.2 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Embarkation Pier Cemetery (Special Memorial A. 41), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 112 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Sarah BURGE, Reeve Street, Osborne, Western Australia. Native of Mickleham, Surrey, England |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |