Name
Donald Henry Burgess
1895
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
04/08/1916
21
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
23226
Royal Fusiliers *1
9th (County of London) Bn
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Pier and Face 8 C 9 A and 16 A
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Monken Hadley Memorial, Hadley Common Memorial, St Paul's Church Memorial, Hadley Wood, Cockfosters War Memorial, Parish Bells, Barnet
Pre War
Donald Henry was born in 1895 the only son of Henry Parkinson Burgess, a sheep grazier, and Elizabeth (nee Morris). Donald’s birth was registered in Merthyr Tydfil District (variously described in other documents as Abercombie, Aberdare in Wales and Copchon, Scotland).
Census: 1901 Census living at 3 Canon's Cottages, Little Stanmore with parents and 1911 Census living at 2 Spring Villas, Little Stanmore with parents and nieces. (His father was now a cattle Dealer).
At the time of death his home address was reported as The Lodge, Beech Hill Park, Camlet Way, Hadley Wood, where his parents were living. His parents later lived at Wellhouse Farm, Barnet.
Wartime Service
Donald enlisted in Barnet as Private 13226 in the Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) and was posted to 9th (Service) Battalion as no Service Record could be found there is no record of his deployment to France.
In 1916 the 12 (Eastern ) Division including the 9th Royal Fusiliers were engaged in the Battle of Pozieres on the Somme. Donald was reported Killed in Acton on 4 Aug 1916.
His remains were not recovered and He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme.
Additional Information
Back Pay and Gratuities £4 14s 5d paid to father
*1 Probably more correctly (County of London) Bn. London Regiment (Queen Victoria’s Rifles).
Acknowledgments
Taff Williams, Neil Cooper, Brenda Palmer
David Harbott
