BURGESS, Sydney Keith
| Service Number: | QX27063 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
| Born: | Ayr, Queensland, Australia , 22 July 1915 |
| Home Town: | Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Line Fettler |
| Died: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 16 July 1996, aged 80 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW2 HR |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jan 1942: | Involvement QX27063 | |
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| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX27063, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
| 24 Dec 1945: | Discharged | |
| 24 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX27063, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Sydney was the sixth of seven children of Thomas Henry Burgess (born 1880 in Rockhampton, QLD) and Gladys Maud Dumbrell (born 1883 in Rockhampton, QLD). Thomas - a Railways Night Officer - and Gladys married in Rockhampton, QLD in 1901. Thomas became a Stationmaster and the family lived in Maxwelton, Balfe's Creek, Longreach, Ayr, Torrens Creek, Hughenden and Gordonvale in QLD.
Sydney worked at Chinbi on the Winton Line in Hughenden, QLD as a Labourer and in 1941 was working at 192 Mile Camp in Hughenden, QLD when he enlisted in the Australian Army. Sydney was a Lance Sergeant (Service No:QX27063) with 26th Infantry Battalion. He was Discharged on 24 December 1945. Brother Kyrle Edward Burgess (Sergeant; Service No:QX30074) and Brothers-in-Law Herbert Buckby (Private; Service No:Q111644) and Ronald William Gerard (Private; Service No:Q112486) also served in WWII.
Returning to Hughenden, QLD Sydney worked as a Line Fettler at 192 Mile Camp and in 1951 he married Kathleen (Cassie) Mary Buckby (born 1918 in Townsville, QLD). Sydney and Cassie settled in Townsville where Sydney worked as a Train Examiner. Cassie died in 1977 and Sydney in 1996.
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