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Frederick William BURGES

Regimental number5297
Place of birthBoyton, Wiltshire, England
SchoolThe Bishop's School, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressMurrumborg, Wellington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edith Maud Burgess, 12 Church Field, Salisbury, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 March 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given on RoH circular as Frederick William BURGESS.
FateNo details of fate entered on Nominal Roll
Place of death or woundingSomme sector, France
Age at death24
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialContalmaison Chateau Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 17), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
90
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick Ford and Edith Ford BURGES, 12 Churchfields, Salisbury, England. Native of Boyton, Wilts, England

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