Regimental number | 20O5 |
Place of birth | Great Makering, Essex, England |
School | County School, Great Makering (?), Essex, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 19 |
Occupation | Sailor |
Address | Waratah, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Louisa Burgess, Holly Cottage Great Watsing Southend on Sea, Essex, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 12th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Completed his apprenticeship in the Merchant Marine. Landed at Gallipoli, 25 April 1915; was badly wounded; rejoined his unit in France, August 1916. Died St Omer, France. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Christopher Charles |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 30 |
Place of burial | Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 48), |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 65 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Louisa Mary BURGESS, Great Wakering, Essex |