Regimental number | 1047 |
Place of birth | Werribee, Victoria |
School | North Williamstown State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sign writer |
Address | 164 Melbourne Road, Williamstown, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 145 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Brook Burgess, 164 Melbourne Road, Williamstown, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Naval Reserve and in the AN&MEF, New Guinea. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 30th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Boves East Communal Cemetery (Row A, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 116 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Brooke and Elizabeth BURGESS. Native of Victoria |
Family/military connections | Cousins: 11920 Gunner Joseph Bird BURGESS, 14th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 4 October 1917; 1887 Ebenezer BURGESS, 21st Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 1916; 1674 Gunner Eric BURGESS, 53rd Battery, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917; 5424 Pte Wilson TURTON, 22nd Bn, killed in action, 15 June 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURGESS Charles Brook |