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Edgar John BURGESS

Regimental number1837
Place of birthMoonta, South Australia
SchoolPublic School, Jamestown, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm assistant
AddressJamestown, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Thomas George Burgess, Jamestown, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/17/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 11 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollSapper
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Pioneer Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death22
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDartmoor 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 connectionsBrother: 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

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