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


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Mother
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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)
:

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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3007 ABBEY, Bertha1890ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3006 ABBEY, John1887ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3161 ABBEY, Thomas1892ENG, DUR, Stockton on Tees Oct 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3020 ABBOT, Alice1877ENG, MDX, Islington Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3047 ABBOT, William1878ENG,     Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3019 ABBOTT, Alfred1869ENG,     Aug 1887 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
23669 ABBOTT, Alice1877ENG,     Oct 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3022 ABBOTT, Bertie1894ENG, SFK, Ipswich May 1909 : Corsican CAN Barnardos sharonmx5 , patty_in_ms  
3025 ABBOTT, David Henry1891ENG, ESS, Grays Mar 1901 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3055 ABBOTT, Douglas Groves1910ENG, HAM, Hartley Wintney Apr 1924 : Montclare CAN Barnardos  
3858 ABBOTT, Emily Jane1886ENG, YKS, Guisborough Jul 1903 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
8354 ABBOTT, Frederick Albert Prosper1885ENG, LND, Homerton Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
3036 ABBOTT, George1894ENG, MDX, London Jul 1904 : Southwark CAN Barnardos  
3038 ABBOTT, Herman Henry1882ENG, MDX, Hoxton, London Apr 1895 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
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3045 ABBOTT, Leslie1883ENG,     Mar 1893 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
3060 ABBOTT, Lilian1903ENG,     Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3026 ABBOTT, Mary1888ENG, ESS, Maldon Oct 1902 : Colonian CAN Barnardos  
3049 ABBOTT, Penelope1901ENG, KEN, Sidcup Jun 1912 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
5046 ABBS, Bertie Cecil John1914ENG, LND, St. Pancras Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
3061 ABDALE, John George1873ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne Mar 1891 : Norwegian CAN Barnardos  
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3066 ABEL, Charles1891ENG,     Mar 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3065 ABEL, Florence1902ENG, ESS, West Ham Aug 1910 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3067 ABEL, Frederick1889ENG,     Jul 1900 : Tunisian CAN Barnardos  
3068 ABEL, George1887ENG,     Aug 1905 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3069 ABEL, George1897ENG,     Mar 1907 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
3071 ABEL, John1886ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
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