Joseph BURGESS

Regimental number33828
OccupationMiner
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Burgess, Clareville, Carterton
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 82 Pakeha on 26 April 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records52
Place of burialGouzeaucourt New British Cemetery (Plot VII, Row E, Grave No 12), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Eliza Burgess
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 34

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