Major General William Livingstone Hatchwell Burgess

Ranks Held Brigadier General, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date 1880-02-18
Birth Place United Kingdom: England, Lancashire
Death Date 1964-04-03
Death Place New Zealand
Final Rank Major General
Service NZ
Units
  • General List 4th Division
  • New Zealand Staff Corps
  • Aty
  • Divisional Artillery
  • 4th Australian Division
  • Artillery
  • 4th Australian Divisional Artillery
  • 3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
  • 9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
  • Royal Australian Artillery
Places
Conflicts/Operations
  • First World War, 1914-1918
  • First World War, 1914-1918
Gazettes Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-11-07
Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-12
Published in London Gazette in 1918-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1917-05-01
Published in London Gazette in 1919-07-11
Published in London Gazette in 1916-01-14
Published in London Gazette in 1916-01-28
Published in London Gazette in 1918-05-28
Published in London Gazette in 1919-06-03
Published in London Gazette in 1918-12-31
Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-04
Published in London Gazette in 1915-11-05
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-17
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1918-10-24
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-01-27
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-10-30
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-04-06
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1916-04-06
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-09-15
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1919-05-23
Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-10-04

Collection items

    Media


    Informal outdoor group portrait of officers of the 9th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. ...

    Group portrait of Headquarters Details of the 4th Australian Divisional Field Artillery. Back ...

    Presentation of decorations by General Sir W R Birdwood to 4th Division Artillery. Identified: ...

    STUDIO PORTRAIT OF BRIGADIER GENERAL WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE HATCHWELL BURGESS CMG DSO CB DSM (US) ...

    Informal outdoor group portrait of officers of the 9th Battery, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade. ...

    Document


    Papers relating to Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, 1915

Rolls

  • First World War Embarkation Roll:

    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    03 June 1918 on page 6454 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    07 November 1918 on page 2110 at position 5

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    General List 4th Division
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    14 January 1916 on page 576 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    06 April 1916 on page 860 at position 7

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    Royal Australian Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Aty
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    04 January 1917 on page 254 at position 17
    Commonwealth Gazette
    29 June 1917 on page 1391 at position 69

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Division
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    31 December 1918 on page 15225 at position 14
    Commonwealth Gazette
    23 May 1919 on page 878 at position 89

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • First World War Nominal Roll:

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Brigadier General

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    28 January 1916 on page 1207 at position 19
    Commonwealth Gazette
    06 April 1916 on page 861 at position 20

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    12 July 1919 on page 8938 at position 6
    Commonwealth Gazette
    17 October 1919 on page 1531 at position 49

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major
    London Gazette
    05 November 1915 on page 11001 at position 22
    Commonwealth Gazette
    27 January 1916 on page 156 at position 13

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    28 May 1918 on page 6200 at position 9
    Commonwealth Gazette
    24 October 1918 on page 2055 at position 25

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    New Zealand Staff Corps
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    3rd Australian Field Artillery Brigade
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    11 July 1919 on page 8826 at position 12
    Commonwealth Gazette
    30 October 1919 on page 1661 at position 20

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    9th Australian Field Artillery Battery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Major

  • Honours and Awards (Recommendation):

    Unit
    4th Australian Division
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Colonel

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    4th Australian Divisional Artillery
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Temporary Brigadier General
    London Gazette
    03 June 1919 on page 6790 at position 2
    Commonwealth Gazette
    15 September 1919 on page 1370 at position 7

  • Honours and Awards:

    Unit
    Aty
    Conflict
    First World War, 1914-1918
    Rank
    Lieutenant Colonel
    London Gazette
    01 May 1917 on page 4156 at position 1
    Commonwealth Gazette
    04 October 1917 on page 2622 at position 1

Timeline

Date of birth 18 February 1880
Date of enlistment 18 August 1914
Date of embarkation 20 October 1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 31 August 1915
Date of recommendation honour or award 10 September 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 06 October 1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 20 January 1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 09 March 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 30 September 1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 30 January 1919
Date returned to Australia 18 July 1919
Date of death 03 April 1964

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