BURGESS, William Henry
| Service Number: | 4438 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1915, Served in the Voluntary Cadets. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, July 1893 |
| Home Town: | Stockton, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Catholic School, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France , 9 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XX, Row D, grave No. 2), Fouilloy, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Stockton Soldiers Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4438, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Served in the Voluntary Cadets. | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4438, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4438, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4438, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , SW right hand and face | |
| 5 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4438, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), SW lower lip |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
102 years ago, from the 8th to 11th August 1918, The Battle of Amiens began, the crucial Allied breakthrough counter-offensive, launched on the Western Front around Amiens, in the Somme sector. The Allies made effective use of infantry, artillery, tanks and aircraft, which led to an unprecedented advance (about 12 kilometres by early afternoon of the first day) and vast numbers of German prisoners.
Pte Burgess is one of eight soldiers of the 1st A.I.F. who fell during this battle are memorialised, or awaiting memorialisation at Sandgate Cemetery.
Private William Henry Burgess, 3rd Battalion, labourer from William Street, Stockton, New South Wales, fell on the 9th August 1918, age 25.
http://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1678837/
Also known as Bluey, he was born, I believe, in Newcastle 1893 to John Joseph (died 1929) and Kathleen (Kate, died 1914) Burgess.
William is resting at Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, France. Plot XX Row D Grave 2.
Memorialised with his younger brother John Charles at his parent’s gravesite at Sandgate Cemetery. CATHOLIC 1-07. 67.
William’s name is inscribed on the St. Mary's-Marist Bros' School (Newcastle) Honour Roll, Stockton War Memorial, Stockton Goose Club Roll of Honour Board and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
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