Personal Details
Born: 30 May 1874 in Burleydam, Cheshire.
Family: He was the fourth of nine children born to Thomas Burgess, a farmer, and his wife Louisa (nee Hill). He married Frances Challinor 7 March 1905 in Whitchurch, Shropshire. They had three children, Ethel Mary, Florence Vernon and Alice.
Residence: On the 1881 and 1891 Censuses he was living in Burleydam but by 1891 he had moved with his widowed mother to 7 Brownlow Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire. In 1911, now married, he can be found at The Royal Oak, Broxton, Handley, Cheshire. The address given for him on his service records was 9 Brownlow Street, Whitchurch. By 1939 he was in Wales at the Loggerheads Inn, Ruthin, Denbighshire.
Employment: In 1901 he was described as an auctioneer’s assistant but by 1911 he was a licensed victualler and then a hotel proprietor.
Died: Not known
Military Details
Regiment: Labour Corps (555th Agricultural Company) (previously King`s Shropshire Light Infantry)
Rank: Private
Service Number: 591183 (previously 30226 and 34958)
Date of Enlistment: 1 January 1918
Date of Discharge: 9 December 1919
Reason for Discharge: Demobilisation
Medals: Not known