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James Burgess

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Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 62), Page: 28 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 62), Page: 28 - No known copyright restrictions

No Known Copyright Restrictions AWMM

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    James AWMM
  • Surname
    Burgess AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 47116 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 November 1893 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James Burgess (father), Fairfield, Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 26 April 1917 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 47116 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 13 February 1917 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Farm hand/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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 9 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      143 pounds AWMM
    • Other, Unknown Period AWMM
      Hammer toe (3rd) on each foot, "have never troubled him". Recommend operation in camp AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      October 1917 Measles AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded, gsw right arm October 1918 AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Permanent disability, loss of power in right arm AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of James Burgess and Margaret Burgess.

    Attested that he had been living in New Zealand for 10 years for enlistment. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    13 May 1975 AWMM
    AshburtonCanterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Ashburton Cemetery, Bremners Road and Seafield Road, Ashburton, New Zealand AWMM Area 49 Plot 2 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name

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Sources

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