Regimental number | 25361 |
Occupation | Driver |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Burgess, Edinburgh Street, Newton, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 1st Battalion, E Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | A Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 33), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Mary Ann Burgess, 3 Mackay Street, Auckland, and the late Benjamin Burgess |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 32 |
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