Kenneth William BURGIS

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BURGIS, Kenneth William

Service Numbers:	575, 3410
Enlisted:	30 November 1914, Was 15 years and 5 months at enlistment
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Sydney New South Wales, Australia, 15 April 1899
Home Town:	Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Window dresser
Died:	31 July 1970, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

30 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Trumpeter, 575, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Was 15 years and 5 months at enlistment
19 Dec 1914:	Embarked 575, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Ajana, Sydney
19 Dec 1914:	Involvement 575, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3410, 7th Light Horse Regiment
3 Sep 1917:	Involvement Private, 3410, 7th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
3 Sep 1917:	Embarked Private, 3410, 7th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Kwren Marr

Pte Kenneth William BURGIS 575

I've just found out how he may have slipped through the age cracks...his father was in the army (Staff Sgt Major W.G.Burgis- His medals were sold on this site - "The Commanding Officer of Trooper K.W.Burgis while he was on Gallipoli wrote a letter from Egypt dated January 10th 1917 to the young boy's father, Staff Sgt Major W.G.Burgis, and in it he stated, 'I was very pleased with him while I was with the Regiment, and he bore himself gamely on Gallipoli, although of course he was altogether too young for to work there.'

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