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Joseph Bird Burgess

Informations sur naissance

Année de naissance:
1892
Lieu de naissance:
Benalla, Victoria, Australia

Informations service militaire

Pays:
Australia
Force armée:
Australian Imperial Force
Rang:
Gunner
Numéro de service:
11920
Incorporation date:
17/7/1915
Incorporation nom de lieu:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Unités:
 —  Australian Field Artillery, 53rd Bty. 14th Bde.  (Dernière unité connue)

Informations sur décès

Date de décès:
04/10/1917
Lieu de décès:
Polygoneveld, Belgique
Cause du décès:
Killed in action (K.I.A.)
Âge:
25

Cimetière

The Huts Cemetery
Parcelle: IX
Rangée: C
Tombe: 8

Distinctions et médailles 2

British War Medal
Médaille — 15/05/1922
Victory Medal
Médaille

Points d'intérêt 2

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Mon histoire

Gunner Joseph Bird Burgess served in the 53rd Battery, part of the 14th Field Artillery Brigade of the 5th Australian Division.

On October 4 1917, his unit took part in the Battle of Broodseinde. His brigade along with the 13th set up their guns between Polygoneveld and Westhoek. His brother, gunner Eric Burgess, served with him at the same gun. He ‘claimed’ his brother after he was wounded in Gallipoli and Pozières, France. He probably wanted his little brother by his side. They had to provide artillery support for the 2nd Australian Infantry Division.

The attack began with a heavy artillery barrage in the early morning. At about 7 am, the two artillery brigades were targeted by the German artillery. A German shell hit the ammunition of the gun and killed the entire crew of four soldiers, together with a soldier and an officer of another battery close by. Joseph and his brother died side-by-side and are buried next to each other at The Huts Cemetery.

Rapports avec d'autres militaires 1

Fichiers 1

Sources 9

"Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-18 Vol. IV The A.I.F. in France 1917", C. E. W. Bean, Angus and Robertson Ltd., 1943, 839.
Sources utilisées
"The Third Ypres Passchendaele. The Day-by-Day Account", McCarthy C., London, Arms & Armour Press, 1995, pg. 99.
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Australian War Memorial
https://www.awm.gov.au/
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CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/
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National Archives of Australia
http://naa.gov.au/
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The AIF Project
https://aif.adfa.edu.au/aif/
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The Long, Long Trail
http://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/
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War Diary A.I.F. Headquarters, 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
https://www.awm.gov.au/
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War Diary A.I.F. HQ, 5th Australian Artillery Brigade
https://www.awm.gov.au/
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