Jan 22, 1895
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Born at
Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Mar 3, 1910
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Embarked the SS
Canada at Liverpool as part of a group of Home Children
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Mar 11, 1910
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Disembarked at
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to Hamilton Ontario
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Nov 18, 1915
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Medical
examination performed at Georgetown Ontario by the MO (Medical Officer) of the 76th
Battalion
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Nov 24, 1915
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Attested into
the 76th Battalion at Barrie Ontario
Ø Number 142546
Ø Current address given as Glen Williams Ontario
Ø Next of kin given as George Burgess, brother, c/o Mr Goldland,
Waterdown Ontario
o He made a pay assignment of $20 per month to Mrs HS Wilson, foster
mother, RR #1 Milton Ontario
o George Burgess changed his address to read Dundas Ontario at a later
date
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø Claimed to be a current member of the Militia, but no Regiment was
given
Ø Religion given as Methodist
Ø Assigned to “C” Company
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Apr 23, 1916
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Embarked the RMS
Empress of Britain at Halifax Nova Scotia
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May 5, 1916
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Disembarked at
Liverpool England and proceeded to the Sandling Camp near Hythe
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Jun 28, 1916
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Posted to the 21st
Battalion
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Jun 29, 1916
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Arrived at the
CBD (Canadian Base Depot) at the Rouelles Camp at Havre France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Jul 12, 1916
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Left the CBD to
join the Battalion
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Jul 13, 1916
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Joined the 21st
Battalion at the Chippawa Camp. The 21st
Battalion was participating in a Battalion Sports Day.
It was the same day the Commanding Officer, L/Col Wm St Pierre Hughes announced
that he was leaving the Battalion to take a promotion to Brig-Gen and take Command of a
Brigade in the 4th Division
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Apr 9, 1917
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Pte Burgess was
wounded during the advance on Vimy Ridge. He
was given first aid at the Regimental Aid Post then transported to the No 4 CFA (Canadian
Field Ambulance) where he succumbed to those wounds.
Ecoivres Military Cemetery
Mont St-Eloi, France
Post war, the following were sent to his
brother, George Burgess at Dundas Ontario, the British War Medal, the Victory Medal, the
Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll. There
was no Memorial Cross issued as his mother had predeceased him and he was not married
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Jul 20, 1965
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A letter was
sent from the Estates Officer to the Judge Advocate General, Dept of National Defence at
Ottawa, stating it was returning a cheque in the amount of $37.95 which is the remainder
of the Estate of Pte William Burgess which it could not legally hold. I could see no indication in the file that this
amount was ever forwarded to a family member.
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