Private Clifford Burge
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1890-08-08
Place of birth: Weston-super-Mare Somerset England
Next of kin: Mrs. R. Burge, mother. 22 St. Pauls, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Carpenter
Occupation (normalized): Carpenter, General
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1915-04-25
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Menin Gate (Ypres) Memorial, Panel 24 - 26 - 28 - 30
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 31
Highest Rank:
Private
(8th Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 8th Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1914-09-23 to 1915-04-25
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Second Ypres
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RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 922537
LAC ID:
75586
Service file: B1272-S035
Uploader's Notes:
Eldest son of Henry Burge and Rose Burge (nee Crocker).
He departed from Liverpool aboard SS Lake Manitoba and disembarked at St. John, New Brunswick on March 29, 1912. His stated destination was Winnipeg, Manitoba.
CEF Burial Registers - Died from the effects of gas - vicinity of St. Julien. CEF Commonwealth War Graves Register - the body was probably buried by Germans.
5 years prior service with 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 8th Battalion A Company ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2021-04-21