Regimental number | 9832 |
Place of birth | Oamaru, New Zealand |
School | Sydney and Parkes Public Schools, New South Wales |
Age on arrival in Australia | 3 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Bricklayer |
Address | Hazlebrook, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 37 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Burgess, Hazlebrook, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 9th Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/28/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 9th Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Passed for teaching in his 15th year (Forbes, NSW). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ploegsteert Wood, Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 38 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 38 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row D, Grave No. 2), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 23 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Margaret BURGESS, Hazelbrook, New South Wales. Native of Oamaru, New Zealand |