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BURGESS, Verney Chissworth
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6919 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Tunnelling Companies |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 6919, Tunnelling Companies, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 6919, Tunnelling Companies, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
Logan Village Museum
Verney and his brother George (Service Number 3015) are listed on the Logan Village Nominal Roll for their ANZACS.
He was born 13th November 1891 in Weyba Lake Noosa Heads.
He died 3rd August 1939 in Tewantin and is buried there.
His parents were Henry and Louise Jane Lean.
He is a descendant of the Pioneer Family Burgess.
Submitted 15 May 2016 by Coralyn Cowin
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