| Regimental number | 11920 |
| Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria |
| School | Fyansford and Highton State Schools, Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Mantlepiece maker |
| Address | 124 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 4.25" |
| Weight | 130 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Ernest Henry Burgess, 124 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Divisional Ammunition Column 1, Reinforcement 14 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/89/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | The Huts Cemetery (Plot IC, Row C, Grave No. 8), Dickebusch, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 18 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Elizabeth BURGESS, 124 McKillop Street, Geelong, Victoria |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1674 Gunner Eric BURGESS, 53rd Battery, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917; Cousins: 1887 Ebenezer BURGESS, 21st Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 1916; 1047 Corporal Charles Brook BURGESS, 30th Bn, killed in action, 7 April 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURGESS Joseph Bird |
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Street Address:
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