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John Robert BURGIS

Regimental number1895
Place of birthGlen Innes New South Wales
SchoolState School, Furracabad, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressGlen Innes PO, Glen Innes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Burgis, PO, Glen Innes, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll17th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 30 July 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death25.6
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialAlbert Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row L, Grave No. 41), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
82
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter and Mary BURGIS, Glen Wood, Glen Innes, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsUncle

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