Joseph Charles BURGESS

Regimental number2305
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address106 Hill Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Grace Strue, 106 Hill Street, East Perth, Western Australia
Previous military service88th Infantry
Enlistment date3 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll23 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name44th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/61/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on 13 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Machine Gun Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Date of death8 October 1964