We remember Andrew Burgess

We remember Andrew Burgess

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Timeline

Timeline

1888
birth Motherwell,Lanark United Kingdom Source:9412276 28th January 1888
1915
enlistment Hamilton United Kingdom Source:9412276 18th January 1915
1915
service British Army Private 3174 Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion Source:9443017 20th March 1915
1915
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:9443002 20th March 1915
employment Miner Source:9412276
service British Army Private 3174 Scottish Rifles 8th Battalion Source:9443017
1915
death Died of wounds War Diary records: "Enemy active with trench mortars during the day, wounding 3 men one of whom is severely hurt and hardly expected to recover." Other casualties are mentioned. Laventie France Source:9443002 Source:9448114 Source:9412264 12th July 1915
burial Estaires Community Cemetery And Extension CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Nord France III.A.3 Source:9443017

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Andrew
Initials A
Last Name Burgess
Source 605771
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 3174 Scottish Rifles 8th Battalion Private
British Army 3174 Scottish Rifles 6th Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal

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