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BURGESS, Theodore Frederick

Service Numbers:	168, 58, N391231
Enlisted:	22 April 1902
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
Born:	Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 14 June 1881
Home Town:	Randwick, Randwick, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tramway Employee
Died:	Natural causes, Double Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1954, aged 72 years
Cemetery:	Randwick General Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Trooper, 168, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
22 Apr 1902:	Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 168, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse
22 May 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 168, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS Columbian, Sydney for South Africa - disembarking Durban 18 June 1902.
1 Jun 1902:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Trooper, 168, 5th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, SS Manchester Merchant, Durban for return to Australia - disembarking Sydney 1 August 1902

World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 58, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 58, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
29 May 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 58, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW right hand
1 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Light Horse Regiment
5 May 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Sergeant, Artillery Details
7 Aug 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 58, Artillery Details , Medically unfit

World War 2 Service

9 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N391231, 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)
1 May 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N391231, 8th (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC)

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