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BURGE, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 80, Commissioned Officer, 5561 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1899 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Allora, Queensland, Australia, 1 July 1879 |
| Home Town: | Allora, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Allora State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Auctioneer's Clerk |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial |
| Memorials: | Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 80, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 80, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
| 1 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 80, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, SS Cornwall, Brisbane for South Africa - disembarking Cape Town 13 December 1899 | |
| 13 Dec 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 80, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, SS Orient, Cape Town for return to Australia - disembarking Brisbane 17 January 1901 |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 2nd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 12 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5561, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5561, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' |
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