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Robert Henry Burgess

In memory of:

Private Robert Henry Burgess

September 15, 1916

Military Service

Service Number:

53659

Age:

31

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)

Division:

18th Bn.

Citation(s):

Distinguished Conduct Medal.

Honours and Awards:

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Additional Information

Born:

February 1, 1885

Commemorated on Page 61 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, CONTALMAISON
Somme, France

Grave Reference:

II. A. 15.

Location:

Contalmaison is a village in the Department of the Somme, 6 kilometres east-north-east of Albert. The Sunken Road, from which the cemetery is named, is part of the Contalmaison-Pozieres road, and the cemetery lies a little east of the road.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Private Burgess' grave, May 2016. Rest in Peace.

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    Grave Marker – Private Burgess' grave, May 2016. Rest in Peace.
  • Circumstances of Death– Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 131 of 926.

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    Circumstances of Death
    Circumstances of Death – Source: Library and Archives Canada. CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH REGISTERS, FIRST WORLD WAR Surnames: Burbank to Bytheway. Microform Sequence 16; Volume Number 31829_B016725. Reference RG150, 1992-93/314, 160. Page 131 of 926.
  • Newspaper clipping– From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Toronto Telegram December 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Post Card– This image is of a postcard sent to Robert Burgess from his mother. Found in a shop in Liverpool, England

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    Post Card – This image is of a postcard sent to Robert Burgess from his mother. Found in a shop in Liverpool, England
  • Letter– A postcard sent to Robert Burgess from his friend Alice West in 1914

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    Letter – A postcard sent to Robert Burgess from his friend Alice West in 1914

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