| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 1DRL/0163 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Burgess, Joseph Bird |
| Place made | At sea, Egypt, France |
| Date made | 1916-1917 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM93 12/11/665 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Burgess, Joseph Bird (Gunner, b.1892 - d.1917)
Description
Collection relating to service of 11920 Gunner Joseph Bird Burgess, 53 Battery Australian Field Artillery, Egypt and France, 1916-1917. Collection includes copies of letters sent home to family in Australia. Copies made by Australian War Memorial 1928. Location of originals unknown.
History / Summary
11920 Gunner Joseph Bird Burgess, 14th Brigade, Australian Field Artillery. Killed in action 4th October 1917. Age 25. Son of Ernest Henry and Elizabeth Hulls Burgess, of 124 McKillop St., Geelong, Australia.