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BURGESS, Ormonde Clifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | Officer |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 May 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Moreton |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 14 April 1900 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Motor vehicle accident, Australia, 8 June 1943, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld ANZ 7 76 53 |
| Memorials: | Wagga Wagga Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant | |
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| 8 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Moreton | |
| 8 May 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, HMAS Penguin (IV) 1939-1940/HMAS Brisbane 1940-1942/HMAS Moreton (I) 1942-1994 (Depot) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Dr. Thomas Watkin Burgess and Arabella Burgess; husband of Nancy Stewart Burgess, of Mosman, New South Wales.
NAVAL OFFICER KILLED
BRISBANE, June 9.
When his bicycle collided with a motor truck in Eagle Farm-road, Meeandal, last night, Lieut. Ormond Clifford Burgess, R.A.N.V.R. (45), married, of Pinkenba was fatally injured. He was dead when ambulance bearers arrived.
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