| Regimental number | 826 |
| Place of birth | Grafton, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Student |
| Address | The Manse, 14 Warren Road, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 25 |
| Height | 5' 7.25" |
| Weight | 132 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, J Burgess, 14 Warren Road, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 20th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport Berrima on |
| Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | After a few years in commercial life he decided to follow his father into the ministry, and had matriculated for entrance into the University of Sydney when he enlisted for the AIF. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Hangard Wood, France |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
| Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row F, Grave No. 8), Fouilloy, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Rev. John and Jeannie BURGESS, 'The Manse', 14 Warren Road, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 1312 Pte Douglas Theodore BURGESS, 3rd Bn, returned to Australia, 29 July 1916; [2586] 2nd Lt James Henry BURGESS, 4th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 March 1918; 2250 Corporal Leslie Gordon BURGESS MSM, 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters, returned to Australia, 19 June 1919; 19049 Gunner William Milne BURGESS, 3rd Division Artillery Headquarters, returned to Australia, 4 July 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 16 August 1915. Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 1 October 1915 (febicular), and transferred to Hospital Ship, Gallipoli; transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 October 1915; discharged to duty, 12 October 1915; rejoined 20th Bn at Gallipoli, 25 October 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from Mudros, 9 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed Corporal, 30 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916. Promoted Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 12 March 1916; Company Sergeant Major, 14 May 1917. Selected to attend No 5 Officers Cadet Bn, Cambridge, commencing 10 August 1917. Appointed 2nd Lieutenant, 1 December 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 18 December 1917; taken on strength, 20th Bn, Belgium, 26 December 1917. Detached to 2nd Division Signal School, 7 February 1918. On special leave to England, 8 March 1918; rejoined 20th Bn, in the field, 24 March 1918. Killed in action, France, 6 April 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURGESS Stewart Salmond |
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