Nathaniel Strafford BURGESS

BURGESS, Nathaniel Strafford

Service Number: 1712
Enlisted: 8 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 13th Infantry Battalion
Born: Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town: Muckleford, Mount Alexander, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of Wounds, Gallipoli, 5 November 1915
Cemetery: Embarkation Pier Cemetery
Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 17 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

8 Jan 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1712, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW
17 Mar 1915: Involvement Private, 1712, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
17 Mar 1915: Embarked Private, 1712, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney
27 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1712, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
7 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1712, 13th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
4 Nov 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1712, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot to the abdomen

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

His older brother 179 Pte. William Henry Burgess 16th Battalion was killed in action during the landing at Anzac 26 April 1915, age 22.

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin given as his brother W. Burgess of Meckering, WA. Also brother of Ruth Lilee nee Burgess of Bendigo. Victoria

Foster son of Mrs H. Murdoch of Muckleford, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal