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BURGESS, Frederick

Service Number:	1055
Enlisted:	16 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 8 June 1884
Home Town:	Perth, Western Australia
Schooling:	State School, Perth, Western Australia
Occupation:	Driver
Died:	Died of wounds, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Egypt, 29 April 1915, aged 30 years
Cemetery:	Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row E, Grave 101 Chaplain Rev. A.V.C. Horden officiated Headstone inscription reads: His duty done R.I.P., Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1055, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA
2 Nov 1914:	Involvement Private, 1055, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: ''
2 Nov 1914:	Embarked Private, 1055, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of James and Mary Burgess of Bayswater, WA

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