Regimental number | 1837 |
Place of birth | Moonta, South Australia |
School | Public School, Jamestown, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farm assistant |
Address | Jamestown, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas George Burgess, Jamestown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Dartmoor Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 17), Becordel-Becourt, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 1174 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Margaret BURGESS, Jamestown, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2375 Sergeant Lloyd Hayes BURGESS MM, 27th Bn, effective abroad (still overseas); subsequently returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |