Regimental number | 1674 |
Place of birth | Herne Hill, Victoria |
School | Hightop State School, nr Geelong, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | 124 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 139 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Ernest Burgess, 124 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/40/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enisted in August 1914 but was discharged owing to illness. Re-enlisted in May 1915, sailed in July 1915, and was wounded at Gallipoli, November 1915. Fought at Pozieres, France and was promoted Corporal in the field. Transferred to 53rd Battery in October 1916. Wounded, April 1917. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 22.3 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot IX, Row C, Grave No. 9), Dickebusch, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Elizabeth BURGESS, 124 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 11920 Gunner Joseph Bird BURGESS, 53rd Battery, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917; Cousins: 1887 Ebenezer BURGESS, 21st Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 1916; 1047 Corporal Charles Brook BURGESS, 30th Bn, killed in action, 7 April 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURGESS Eric |