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BURGESS, Lindsay James
| Service Number: | 17137 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Tarcowie, South Austalia, 13 December 1891 |
| Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Tarcowie, South Australia, 6 January 1944, aged 52 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pekina Cemetery, South Australia Section North West, Plot D, Grave 28 |
| Memorials: | Caltowie District WW1 Roll of Honour, Tarcowie Cheer Up Society to the Soldiers Memorial Hall Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 17137, 3rd Field Ambulance | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 17137, Army Medical Corps (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 17137, Army Medical Corps (AIF), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 17137 | |
| 12 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 17137, 3rd Field Ambulance |
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Rootsweb ID: I327825 Birth Record BORN JAMES LINDSAY Burgess
13 Dec 1891 in Tarcowie, South Austalia.
Father, John Burgess, living at Yarcowie, South Australia
Described on enlisting 24yrs 4mths; single; 166lbs; brown complexion;
grey eyes; dark hari; Roman Catholic
11/5/916 enlisted in Jamestown, South Australia
16/6/1916 appointed to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, at Mitcham Camp
17/2/1917 appointed to February Reinforcements Army Medical Corps (AMC) at Mitcham Camp
23/6/1917 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA onboard A30 HT Borda
as a Private in Army Medical Corps Reinforcements
25/8/1917 disembarked into Plymouth, England
1/10/1917 proceeded overseas to France, ex Folkestone
8/10/1917 taken on strenght to 3rd Field Ambulance
13/4/1918 appointed Driver with 3rd Field Ambulance
25/9/1918 promoted to Farrier Corporal
16/4/1919 granted leave - embarked to England
28/5/1919
20/7/1919 embarked onboard HT Valencia, ex England, to return to Australia
11/9/1919 disembarked into Australia
12/10/1919 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (20441), Victory medal (20002)
Last lived in Tarcowie, South Australia
5/1/1944 passed away in Tarcowie, SA - aged 52 yrs
buried in: Pekina Cemetery, Pekina, SA
Section North West, Plot D, Grave 28
Minister Officiating REV FR O'FARRELL
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 29/4/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.
Biography contributed by Paul Lemar
Lindsay was the son of John Condren Lawson BURGESS & Julia RYAN and was born on the 13th of December 1891 in Tarcowie, SA.
His parents were married on the 16th of January 1889 in Clare, SA.
His father was the son of John BURGESS & Eliza CONDRON and was born on the 13th of September 1861 in Oakbank, SA.
His mother was the daughter of James RYAN was born on the 19th of June 1869.
Lindsay was the second child born into this family of 4 children.
His father was a farmer, blacksmith and the councillor for the Tarcowie Ward.
On the 7th of September 1897 a gloom came over the family when Lindsay’s little brother William Clement, died at the age of 11 months and they buried him in the Pekina Cemetery; Plot D 28.
Sadly, Lindsay was only 6 years old when his mother died, 6 months later, on the 16th of March 1898 in Tarcowie. A very large number of towns people attended her funeral and they buried her in the Pekina Cemetery with little William.
Eight months later, his father remarried to Mary Jane VANDELEUR on the 23rd of November 1898 at the residence of her parents in Tarcowie, SA.
Mary was the daughter of James VANDELEUR & Margaret O’NEILL and was born on the 26th of June 1865 in Saddleworth, SA.
Lindsay then gained 5 half siblings.
On leaving school Lindsay became a blacksmith.
At the age of 24, Lindsay enlisted into the AIF on the 11th of May 1916 in Jamestown, SA and was allotted the service number 17137 and posted to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion in Mitcham Camp.
He listed his father of Tarcowie as his next of kin.
On the 10th of August he was transferred to B Company and then 6 days later he was posted to the Australian Army Medical Corp (AAMC).
After 6 months Lindsay was posted to the AAMC February Reinforcements on the 16th of February 1917.
Lindsay embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Borda on the 23rd of June 1917, disembarked in Plymouth on the 28th of August and proceeded to the AAMC Training Depot in Parkhouse Camp.
After 6 weeks of training Lindsay proceeded to France where he served until February 1919.
Lindsay was then granted extended leave in England before finally embarking for Australia on board HT Valencia on the 20th of July 1919.
He disembarked in Melbourne on the 11th of September and then entrained to Adelaide.
Lindsay returned to his family in Tarcowie and was discharged from the AIF on the 12th of October 1919.
He took up his profession as a blacksmith in Tarcowie and remained here for the rest of his life.
Lindsay died suddenly on the 6th of January 1944 whilst fighting a small fire near his blacksmith shop in Terowie.
He was buried the following day in the Pekina Cemetery; Plot D 28.
Military
At the age of 24, Lindsay enlisted into the AIF on the 11th of May 1916 in Jamestown, SA and was allotted the service number 17137 and posted to A Company, 2nd Depot Battalion in Mitcham Camp.
He listed his father of Tarcowie as his next of kin.
On the 10th of August he was transferred to B Company and then 6 days later he was posted to the Australian Army Medical Corp (AAMC).
After 6 months Lindsay was posted to the AAMC February Reinforcements on the 16th of February 1917.
Lindsay embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT Borda on the 23rd of June 1917, disembarked in Plymouth on the 28th of August and proceeded to the AAMC Training Depot in Parkhouse Camp.
After 6 weeks of training Lindsay proceeded to France on the 1st of October 1917 and was taken on strength with the 3rd Australian Field Ambulance at the Wippenhoek Dressing Station, 7 days later.
By the end of November they had moved to Cormont and by mid December they had entrained to Locre and had taken over the 1st Australian Divisional Rest Station.
They then moved to Sec Bois and in February they moved to Voormezeele.
Whilst at Voormezeele on the 13th of April, Lindsay was appointed Driver with 3rd Field Ambulance horse transport.
Lindsay and the 3rd Field Ambulance closely followed the 3rd Brigade (1st Division) and in late May most of the Australian Divisions moved south to the Somme but the 1st Division remained in the Merris sector on the French / Belgian border, throughout June, engaged in sustained heavy fighting. The 3rd Brigade took part in the eventual capture of the town of Merris in July and was then re-deployed to the Somme.
On the 8th of August the Battle of Amiens began the great August offensive known as the "Hundred Days" during which the ANZAC Corps swept all before it.
The Brigade then took part in the attacks on the Hindenburg Line in late September 1918.
On the 25th of September Lindsay was promoted to Farrier Corporal whilst they were based at Hervilly.
They then moved to L’Etoile and on the 12th of October Lindsay was granted 2 weeks leave to England.
He rejoined his unit on the 30th of October at L’Etoile and then on the 9th of November they marched out to Longpre Station and after a few days delay they arrived at Roisel at 0600 on the 11th.
It was here that they learnt that the Armistice had been signed before they embussed to Mazing Hein.
Three days later they moved to L’Ecole de Filles, a large 2 storey building in the centre of Bohain.
By the 1st of December they had moved to Beugnies and then the entire 1st Division marched 33 miles to Valenciennes where they were inspected by His Majesty King George.
By mid December they had moved to Charleret where Lindsay spent his last Christmas away from his family and friends.
Lindsay remained at Chatelet until the 20th of February when he marched out ready to embark for England.
Four days later he embarked for England and marched into No.1 Command Depot in Sutton Veny for demobilization.
Lindsay was then granted extended leave before finally embarking for Australia on board HT Valencia on the 20th of July 1919.
He disembarked in Melbourne on the 11th of September and then entrained to Adelaide.
Lindsay was discharged from the AIF on the 12th of October 1919 and awarded the British War & Victory Medals.