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BURGESS, Stuart Davidson Horwood
Personal Details
Service Number: | 12 |
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Enlisted: | 26 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1894 |
Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
Schooling: | North Kalgoolie State School, Wesern Australia |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HMT Seang Choon, Egypt, 29 April 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row Q, Grave 556 Archdeacon Ward officiated, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Homebush Western Australian Bank WW1 Roll of Honor, Southern Cross War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 12, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 12, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
30 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
25 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 12, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded on first day of landing | |
29 Apr 1915: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 12, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 12 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-04-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Western Australia Bank, Perth, WA
Son of George amd Isabel Burgess of 18 Emerald Hill, Terrace, Perth, WA. Brother of Lila Marian Burgess
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served in the 44th Cadet Force with the rank of Lieutenant