John Robert Burgin

Captain

Conflict:

WW1

Additional Information:

Son of John and Arm Burgin; husband of Henrietta Jane Burgin, of 17, Arcadia Rd., Epsom, Auckland. Born in England. Served in Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front, 1916.

References:

CWGC

Archives New Zealand

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

" THE REV. J. R.BURGIN. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKLAND, December 2. The death is announced of the Rev. J. R. Burgin, vicar of St. Peter's, Onehunga (formerly vicar of Ashburton). He attended a confirmation service and a choir practice last evening, and went home apparently in his usual health. At 1 a.m., a doctor had to be summoned, but Mr Burgin died at 3.30 a.m. He served with the Third and Fourth Rifle Brigade in Egypt and France, and was gassed on the Somme."

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Casualty

Service Number:

18/29

Name:

John Robert Burgin

Rank:

Captain

Date of Birth:

Not known

Place of Birth:

England

Next of Kin:

Mrs H.J. Burgin (wife), Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Clerk in Holy Orders

Unit:

New Zealand Chaplains' Department

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of Sickness

Date of Death:

02 December 1920

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Embarkment Date:

05 February 1916

Transport:

HMNZT 42
HMNZT 43
HMNZT 44

Vessel:

Ulimaroa or Mokoia or Navua

Destination:

Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Purewa Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Block A, Row 28, Grave 6.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand