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Record #13791
Name :
: Francis James BURGE (1892 - 1917)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 5 Oct 1892

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 3 Nov 1917   Notes : Killed in Action
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Devonport
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialBelgium
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 21 Mar 1906
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Dominion

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesIn 1901, John Henry Burge, 31, and children Frank H C, 7, Peter J, 4, Leonard S, 1, and sister Eliza Crosbie, 33, and her children Stephen C, 13, Harriet E, 9, Beatrice M, 6, plus a Boarder named James Lou?, 29, in Devonport, Devon

On November 11 1912, Frances James Burge, 21, born London, married Agnes Harrison, 18, in Toronto, York, Ontario

On Feb 24 1916, Francis James Burge born October 5 1892 Devonport enlisted in Canadian Army, he gave his next of kin as
wife Mrs Frances Burge, Woodbridge, Ont, and that he lived in the same place and was a farmer

On Nov 3 1917, Francis James Burge died of wounds - He was one of a party working on the Standard Gauge formation east of
the Boesinghe on the morning of November 3 1917 when the enemy commenced shelling the immediate vicinity of their work. Before they could take cover, a shell of a large calibre burst in their midst wounding Sapper Burge seriously in the chest. He expired the same day at No 2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station.

He was buried in Solferino Farm Cemetery near Ypres, Belgium

He was recorded as being the son of Mrs. Burge and husband of Mrs. George De La Mare (formerly Burge), of Duke St., Bowmanville, Ontario. Born at Plymouth, England.

His 23 year old widow Agnes Burge formerly Harrison, remarried to George De La Mare on August 8 1918 
ContributorsCreated : 2011-03-12 08:02:02 / From original database

Last Updated : 2011-03-12 08:28:09 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
13791 BURGE, Francis James1892ENG,    , Devonport Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8765 BURGE, Leonard Samuel1899ENG,    , Devonport Jul 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
13790 BURGE, Peter John1896ENG,    , Devonport Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
9130 CALLOWAY, Ernest1897ENG,    , Devonport Mar 1908 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
10707 CORNELIUS, Selina A1880ENG,    , Devonport Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
12795 COUCH, Reginald1914ENG,    , Devonport May 1930 : Duchess of Bedford CAN Crusade of Rescue  
8993 HELMER, Alfred Charles1884ENG, DEV, Devonport Aug 1896 : Scotsman CAN Barnardos  
10584 JENN, Mabel E1904ENG,    , Devonport Sep 1921 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos tearh60  
12370 JILLARD, Victor1904ENG, DEV, Devonport Sep 1914 : Corinthian CAN Barnardos  
12827 LOCATELLI, Cecil1901ENG,    , Devonport Jun 1909 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
16609 SYMONS, William1915ENG,    , Devonport Apr 1930 : Montcalm CAN British Immigration and Colonisation Association