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BURGESS, Nathaniel Strafford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1712 |
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| 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, Gallipoli.Turkey Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 17 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Muckleford State School Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1712, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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