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BURGESS, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | S1313 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1919 |
| Last Rank: | Petty Officer |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | ADAMINABY, NSW, 1 June 1900 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Timor Sea, Timor Sea, Netherlands East Indies, 8 December 1942, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Plymouth Naval Memorial, Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Adaminaby War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, HMAS Armidale Memorial, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 May 1919: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Petty Officer, S1313 | |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement S1313 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Isaac and Catherme Burgess, of Adanunaby, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Adeline Burgess