Regimental number | 2117 |
Place of birth | Teralba, New South Wales |
School | Teralba Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Teralba, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs. Lilian Burgin, Sparke Street, George Town, Waratah, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Compulsory Military Training scheme for several weeks before enlisting in the AIF. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 31st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/48/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Sailly-le-Sec, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 23.10 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Sailly-Au-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 8), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 75 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Margaret BURGIN; husband of Lillian BURGIN, Cessnock Road, Branxton, New South Wales. Born at Teralba, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Nephews: 136 Walter BURGIN, 2nd Bn, died of wounds, Egypt, 21 May 1915; Gunner George W JORDAN, died of wounds, 4 November 1916. |
Other details | Son of John and Margaret Burgin |
Place of burial | Sailly-Au-Bois Military Cemetery, France. Plot 1, Row E, Grave No. 8 |