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Joseph Burgess
| Name on Board | J Burgess |
| Name on Service Records |
Joseph Burgess |
| Enlistment Age | 23 |
| Occupation | Joiner / Carpenter |
| Place of Birth | Yorkshire, England |
| Next of Kin | Mrs Wilson Turton |
| Address | South Road, Moorabbin, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 14/01/1915 |
| Service No. | 1917 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 17/04/1915 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Hororata A20 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 10/08/1915 |
| Unit on Death | 7th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | Died of Wounds |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Gallipoli (buried at sea from the hospital ship Devanha) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Additional Information
Joseph Burgess's death notice in the local paper noted that he 'was an enthusiast in physical culture, and was offered high remuneration as instructor at the Broadmeadows camp by the Defence Department'.
His war medals were sent to his sister, Mrs Mary Jackson, 23 Park Cres, North Williamstown, Vic.
His uncle was Mr Brooke Burgess was a grocer of Melbourne Road, Newport.
Cousins: Charles Brook BURGESS (1047), 30th Battalion, KIA, France, 7 April, 1918; Gunner Joseph Bird BURGESS (11920), 14th Field Artillery Brigade, killed in action, 4 October 1917; Ebenezer BURGESS (1887), 21st Bn, killed in action, Pozieres, France, 1916; Gunner Eric BURGESS (1674), 53rd Battery, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 4 October 1917; Pte Wilson TURTON (5424), 22nd Bn, killed in action, 15 June 1918.
Additional References
Williamstown Chronicle, Saturday 28 August 1915, p2
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