We remember Henry Thomas Burgess

We remember Henry Thomas Burgess

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Timeline

Timeline

1891
birth Westham, Sussex United Kingdom Source:7358267 Source:8697449 1891
1915
service British Army Private SD/2864 Royal Sussex Regiment 13th (3rd South Downs) Battalion Source:8697450 November 1915 - 30th June 1916
1916
dates Age 25 Source:7358267 30th June 1916
enlistment Hastings United Kingdom Source:8697449
theatres Western Europe :1 Source:8697449
1916
death Killed in Action This attack is known in Sussex as either 'The Day Sussex Died' or 'The Boar's Head Massacre. France Source:7358267 Source:8697450 Source:8697449 30th June 1916
burial Loos Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Stone 70A Source:7358267

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Henry Thomas
Initials HT
Last Name Burgess
Source 7358267
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army SD/2864 Royal Sussex Regiment 13th (3rd South Downs) Battalion Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah mother
Edward Burgess father

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Communities

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
Southdown Battalions 1914-1918 Transcription Yvonne27542

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Multimedia

TitleConnected byMore information
Stone Cross War Memorial John72644
Remembered with Honour John72644
Westham War Memorial John72644
Boar’s Head Memorial in Worthing Yvonne27542
WW1 Memorial Tenor Bell Westham Church Sussex Rosalind66114

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