Gordon BURR

Regimental number10/805
Date of birth28 February 1888
Place of birthWanganui
True NameBURR, Gordon Harvey
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationShepherd
AddressPakowhai
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.6
Height5' 7.5"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Patrick Burr, Pakowhai, Hastings
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentHastings
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 19), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Patrick and Elizabeth Burr, Hastings, Hawke's Bay
Family/military connectionsBrother: 11/208 Trooper Eric Bell BURR, Wellington Mounted Rifles, died of wounds, 9 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Reported missing, 8 August 1915.

Court of Enquiry, Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: Believed to be dead at Gallipoli on 8 August 1915.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21890264