The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private C W Burgess

Private Charles William BURGESS, 242119, 1st Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, France and Flanders, death assumed on or after, 4th October 1917, age 45

Born Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Enlisted Portsmouth, Hampshire, age 35, height 5ft 5 inches, weight 109 lbs. Resided 29 Plymouth Street, Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire. Formerly labourer.

Next of Kin, (brother), Thomas Henry Burgess, of 30, Raglan St., Southsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire.

Home 10th December 1915 to 11th September 1917; BEF 12th September 1917 to 4th October 1917.

10th December 1915, enlisted; 10th December 1915, to Army Reserve; 2nd February 1917, posted 5th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment, Service No.5670; 11th June 1917, Barham Camp, undergoing instruction in physical training drills, injured left elbow, he was in no way to blame; 11th June 1917 to 5th July 1917, Military Hospital, Canterbury, sprained left elbow, discharged to duty; 12th September 1917, posted BEF; 12th September 1917, Folkestone, embarked; 12th September 1917, 40 Infantry Base Depot, Etaples, posted 3/4th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 16th September 1917, posted 1st Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th September 1917, joined Battalion in the Field; 4th October 1917, posted missing.

3rd December 1919, Statement of Relatives - Brother - Thomas Henry Burgess, age 40, 30, Raglan St., Southsea; Sisters - Priscilla Bishop, age 40, 49 Central Street, Fratton; Lily Beatrice Lucas, age 32, 30, Raglan St., Southsea; Edith Fifield?, age 29, 49 A Narrow Lane, Toleshill?, Coventry; Grace Snell, age 47, 26, Raglan St., Southsea.

Commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 106 to 108, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

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