John James Burgess

Memorial: Marshfield - High Street

Regiment: Royal Field Artillery

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Gunner 239614

Parents: Mr and Mrs Amos Burgess

Home address: West End, Marshfield, Glos

Date of birth: 1888

Place of birth: Mere, Chester

Date of death: 21/10/1918

Buried/Commemorated at: St Mary's Church, Marshfield, Glos

Age: 30

Further information:

John James Burgess and Sidney Hinton, were both gunners in the Royal Field Artillery, they both lived at West End, Marshfield and they died seven days apart and are both buried in the churchyard, so they both came home.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

http://www.marshfieldparish.org.uk/wp/marshfield-history/ww1.htm
Forces War Records and CWGC