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BURGESS, William Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 179 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 September 1914, An original of A Company |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 21 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Meckering, Cunderdin, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 26 April 1915, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Panel 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 179, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), An original of A Company | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 179, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 179, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 179, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
William Burgess spent most of his life farming at Muckleford near Castlemaine in Victoria, and had recently moved to Meckering in Western Australia when he enlisted. His brother 1712 Private Nathaniel Strafford Burgess 13th Battalion AIF also died at of wounds at Gallipoli on the 5 November 1915.