Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Burgess Edmund Benjamin

Born 25^th December 1894 Ulverstone Tasmania to Edmund and Francis Rebecca Burgess (nee Pyke) a packer who departed Melbourne 20^th October 1916 on board “HMAT Port Lincoln” with the 12^th Infantry Battalion.

He was killed by a shell in a charge at Bullecourt 5^th May 1917 and was buried where he fell. He is commemorated on the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, France

Advice by cable has been received by Mr Tasman Burgess of Ulverstone to the effect that his brother, E B Burgess has been killed in action. The deceased, who was familiarly known as “Ben” was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Burgess now of Prahan Victoria and was most esteemed by all who knew him. With his brother Tasman he enlisted at Ulverstone on June 16^th 1916 but the latter sustaining an injury to his knee after being at Claremont Camp for some time was declared medically unfit for military duty. Ben proceeded to England with the 21^st Reinforcements for the 12^th Battalion and a couple of weeks ago a letter was received from him to the effect that he would be shortly leaving for France where it soon was hit lot to make the supreme sacrifice.

The Weekly Courier 7^th June 1917

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