English Māori James Edward Burgess Died 2 May 1915 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 8/649 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion, 4th (Otago) Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJames Edward AWMM SurnameBurgess AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 8/649 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Dalmore, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationHenry S. Burgess, Dalmore, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM 1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 8/649 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Otago, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 16 October 1914 AWMM from Port Chalmers, Dunedin AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 5 or HMNZT 9 AWMM Vessel was Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay AWMM Private AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion AWMM Main Body AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Private AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion, 4th (Otago) Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Henry Stibbings Burgess and Wilhelmina Burgess, of 10, Begg St., Musselburg, Dunedin.Private Burgess was reported as Missing in Action 2-24 May 1915. He was probably killed on Dead Man's Ridge (Pope's Hill) in an attack on Baby 700. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 May 1915 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameLone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey AWMM Roll of Honour Remember James Edward Burgess by laying a poppy. James Burgess James Charles Burgess James Edward Burgess James Michael Burgess James Moulton Burgess Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of James Edward Burgess Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission. http://www.cwgc.org Sources Used Military personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21889910 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Vol1: 93 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License