Personal Profile

Gnr. Burgess, Bertie

Gunner

Date of Birth: 2/3/1889, Swansea (CENS)
Enlisted - Date: 29/6/1915
1917 Serv. No: 725659
Service O/S: Salonika 2y
Demobilised: 7/5/1919
Awards: BWM. VIC. SWB.

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 12/3/1889, Swansea. Parents - Thomas & Kate

1891 - David St. 2yo. W parents & older sis

1892 - Adm Cwmbrla School

1901 - 45 Pentregethin Rd, Swansea. 12yo. W parents & 5 sibs

1911 - 6 Major St, Manselton, Swansea. 22yo. Occ-Tinplate Annealer, Tinplate Works. W parents & 5 younger sibs

1921 - 45 Major St, Manselton, Swansea. 32y3m. Occ-Tinplater, RC Thomas & Co Tinplate Manufacturer, Cwmfelin Wks. W parents & 4 sibs

Married Glayds

1939 - Died aged 50 ,18 Jun 1939. 3 Glyn St, Hafod. Buried Moriston Cemetary

Address:
45 Major St Manselton
Swansea (Pens)

Military Service

No SR

Enl 29 Jun 1915. SNo 1448 or 1449

Served overseas

1918 - FMP Med Rcd: 28th Gen Hosp, Salonika. 12 CAC, 725659, Gnr, Burgess R. 30yo, 4y service, 2y w fd force. Malaria. Adm 11/12/18. Disch 4/1/19 to 3 Conv Hosp

Disch 7/5/19. Final unit 19 Res Bty

- Mil pens - Malaria. SWB

Discharged - Reason: Para 392 (XVIa) KR. Sick 392(XVIA).
Disabilities (Pens): Malaria
Final Unit: 19 Res Bty. (SWB)
Sources: (ROLL)(MIC)(SWB)(PENS)

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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