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BURGESS, Frederick William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5814 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albany, Western Australia, April 1897 |
| Home Town: | Midland, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Noggerup State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Engine Cleaner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 26 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Australian National Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Midland Junction Municipality Roll of Honour (Large), Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial, Victoria Park War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5814, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 5814, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 5814, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Rankin
Frederick was only 17 years 6 months old when he was killed in action. His uncle also served, Private Alan Liston Burgess. 1599. 16th BN. He was a Gallipoli veteran landing in the afternoon of the 25th of April. He suffered a bullet wound to the face and was evacuated, he recovered to fight on the Western Front. Until August 1916 he was invalided back home due to shell-shock.
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