Regimental number | 6058 |
Place of birth | Balderton, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 23 |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Conductor |
Address | 9 Grove Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Emma Lloyd Burgin, 9 Grove Street, Bondi, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Royal Marines Light Infantry in the Royal Navy for 12.6 years; took discharge in 1913. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 20th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/37/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 20th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Wounded at Riencourt, France; died in Devonport Hospital, England. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Riencourt, France |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Balderton (St. Giles) Churchyard (Row P, Grave No. 23), Nottinghamshire |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 90 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Christopher and Mary BURGIN; husband of Emma BURGIN, "Balderton", Edwin Street, Tempe, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 3 served at the front in the British Army; one served as foreman in a munitions factory. All enlisted at Balderton, Nottinghamshire, England. |