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Claude Ernest Burgess

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Claude Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Burgess AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 12/3570 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    F.J. Burgess (father), Courthouse, Thames, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 12/3570 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Teacher/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Died of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Claude Burgess was the son of Frederick J. and Georgina Burgess, of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.

    Mr Burgess was a master at Seddon Memorial Technical College in Auckland.

    Next of Kin: Mr F. J. Burgess, Parnell, Auckland (Roll of Honour, Auckland Province 1914-1918 (Volume 1)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 July 1916 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of wounds AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France AWMM II. E. 45. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Roll of Honour, Devonport Primary School, granite tablet, 18 Kerr Street, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
    • Remuera Primary School World War One Gates 1914-1918, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050 AWMM
    • St Mary's Cathedral Church. Parnell, Auckland 1052 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Thames Roll of honour.
      The memorial only listed about half of those, others had a connection to Thames.. his father was the majistrate for the thames mining district at this time.. he would have been my great unckle on my mother jessie burgess side Public - philip john - Other relative - 24 November 2018 - http://www.thetreasury.org.nz/warthamesmemorial.htm

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Sources

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    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      21: 14 AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM
      Jubilee of the Seddon Memorial Technical College, 1903-1953. LG 745 .A8 Pamphlet Collection, (College war effort page). AWMM
    • Quinn's Post. New Zealand troopship magazine. As transport no. 37 the "Maunganui" carried the 9th Reinforcements, departing New Zealand 8 January 1916 and arriving Suez 8 February 1916. O.C. Troops was Capt. W.T. Joll and Ship's Master Capt. L. Worrall. AWMM

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24 November 2018philip johnhamiltonOther relative

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