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BURGESS, Henry Benjamin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 682 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 1st Remount Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Parkside, SA, 22 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Saddler |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 1 November 1917, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Belgium IV B 12, Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, Reninghelst, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Black Forest Parkside West Methodist Church and School Roll of Honor WW1, Parkside Public School Roll of Honor, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 682, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 682, 1st Remount Unit (AIF), HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 1 Nov 1917: | Involvement Driver, 682, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 682 awm_unit: 39th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1917-11-01 |
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Son of Benjamin BURGESS and Sarah Ann nee PIKE