Rifleman

George Bruckshaw Burgess

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Richard Henry and Bessie Ferguson Burgess, of Staveley, Christchurch.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
32294
Name:
George Bruckshaw Burgess
Rank: 
Rifleman
Date of Birth:
08 August 1889
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Richard Henry Burgess (father), Staveley, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
3 New Zealand (Rifle) Brigade, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 November 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 68
Vessel:
Maunganui
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
N.Z. Apse, Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
George Bruckshaw Burgess
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