Private Sydney Howard Burgess
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Burgess,
Sydney Howard
Date of birth: 1891-03-12
Place of birth: Ipswich
Next of kin: C Burgess (father,) 29 Sirdar Rd. Ipswich, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Fireman
Religion: Roman Catholic
Date of death:
1917-04-09
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Nine Elms Military Cemetery (France), I. D. 28.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 447809
Highest Rank:
Private
(10th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 10th Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Vimy Ridge
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 297042
LAC ID:
75862
Service file: B1277-S050
Uploader's Notes: Only son of Mr. C. and Mrs. B. Burgess, of Southmoor Cottage, Wortham, Suffolk, England. Born at Ipswich, England.
Uploader's Research notes: Details of death from Ancestry.com which includes a digitized image of the casualty form from the "Canada, War Graves Registers (Circumstances of Casualty), 1914-1948” database [Private Army Canadian Infantry 10th Battalion B Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2014-01-27