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Pte. Henry Rivers Burr
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Leigh on Sea, Essex
(d.18th Oct 1918)
Harry Burr is said to have joined up before he was of eligible age. Possibly in 1916. Sadly, he was killed in action in Belgium just before the end of the war. There is also an article in the local newspaper saying that at some stage he was taken prisoner but managed to escape. I am still searching for the details of this. He is remembered with honour at the Vis-En-Artois Memorial.
Sister. Burrell
Queen Alexandras Nursing Service No. 16 Stationary Hospital
L/Cpl. Charles Burrell
British Army 1/5th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Stoneyholme, Burnley
(d.8th June 1915)
Charles Burrell died of dysentery following wounds 8th June 1915, aged 32 and buried in the East Mudros Military Cemetery on the island of Limnos in Greece. He was the son of James & Susannah Burrell, of Burnley, husband of Florence of 4 Grosvenor Street, Stoneyholme, Burnley.
L/Cpl. Charles Burrell
British Army 1/5th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Stoneyholme, Burnley
(d.8th June 1915)
Charles Burrell died of dysentery following wounds on the 8th June 1915, aged 32 and is buried in the East Mudros Military Cemetery, Island of Lemnos, Greece. He was the son of James & Susannah Burrell of Burnley and husband of Florence of 4 Grosvenor Street, Stoneyholme, Burnley.
Frederick Burrell
British Army 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:West Ham, Essex
(d.23 October 1916)
Pte. William H. Burrell
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Sussex Regiment
from:Fishbourne, Chichester
(d.22nd May 1916)
Pte. William Burrell served with the Royal Sussex Regiment 2nd Battalion. He was executed for desertion on 22nd May1916 and is buried in Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery and Extension, Mazingarbe, France. His grave bears the inscription ‘ The will of the Lord be done. Acts 21.14. Dad, Mum’.
William Burrell, was one of two sons of Charles Alfred and Fanny Burrell of Mill House, Fishbourne, Chichester, enlisted prior to the outbreak of war. Aged 19, he arrived in France and joined the Royal Sussex Regiment toward the end of November 1914. He went missing after several weeks, was captured, tried and in May 1915, received a death sentence which was commuted to imprisonment. Almost a year later Private Burrell was released and returned to his regiment at Loos but shortly afterwards went missing again , was re-captured, tried and executed on 22nd May 1916, now aged 21.
The following statement was added to Burrell’s file by Lt General Henry Wilson, Commanding First Army:- ‘The particulars of the offence, as given in the charge sheet, were not completely proved before the court, but I do not think any injustice has been done. I recommend that the extreme penalty be carried out…’
His younger brother, Ernest, had been killed in action at Ypres whilst William was serving his prison sentence.
Pte. Alexander John Burrett
British Army 1st Btn. A Company East Lancashire Regiment
from:London
Jack Burrett enlisted in December 1911 giving his age as 17 and six months when actually only sixteen and three months. He was mustered to the ranks when believed he had reached 18 and posted to A Company.
He was wounded twice. Firstly on 29th of November 1914 and secondly on 1st July 1916. Ironically he died from tuberculosis on the 1st July 1947 aged 51 when I was less than 12 years of age. I knew from a certain photograph father had been in the army but nothing more until I wrote up a general family history for family members.
Father was born at Hounslow's Cavalry on 5th September 1895 on which anniversary the Battle of the Marne commenced. His father, my grandfather Squadron Sergeant Major John Burrett, born in September 1858, had become the 8th Hussars riding trainer by that time. According to my two paternal aunts I was told that he coached newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Winston Churchill of the 4th Hussars to ride military style.
I am composing an anthology of events during father's service time and searching for information regarding his time with the 1st East Lancashire Battalion. I am to complete my anthology by 1st July 2016 whilst I still can and have time and would be grateful for any news I can gather. I do know from a TV's "Who do you think you are?" some time ago that Matthew Kelly's grandfather who also served in the 1st East Lancashire's. He was wounded and taken prisoner on that day 1st July 1916.
Pte. Alfred Burridge
British Army 9th Battalion Duke of Wellington West Riding Regiment
from:Cramlington, Northumberland
(d.12th Oct 1918)
WO 2 Frederick Burridge
British Army 5th Field Ambulance Royal Army Medical Corps
Pte. George Burridge
British Army 9th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Kempston, Bedfordshire
(d.9th Apr 1917)
George Burridge died aged 37, during the First Battle of the Scarpe during the Arras offensive in the spring of 1917.
He was a brickworker, married with six children who left his home and family to fight with a new service battalion while in his mid 30s, the reason to which I have yet to establish. He is remembered on the the Arras Memorial.
Pte. George Edward "Ned" Burridge
British Army Durham Light Infantry
from:6 Eden Terrace, Beamish
George Burridge was taken prisoner from the battlefields of Passchendaele and was sent to work in German mines, then transferred to local farms for health reasons.
Pte. William Burridge
British Army 3rd Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:6 Eden Place, Beamish, County Durham
William Burridge is my great Uncle Bill who joined 3rd DLI with a short service in 1915. He served in France. He was a great character, in July 1918 in South Shields he was put on a charge for being hours late from leave. He was given a forfeit of pay
Sgt Mjr. Charles Elva Burris
United States Army 13th Rgt 20th Machine Gun Battalion
from:Newport, Campbell County, Kentucky
Personal notes of Sergeant Major Charles E. Burris: Information comes from his son Charles E. Burris Jr..
My father was a Battalion Sergeant Major during World War 1. He kept very careful personnel notes of his actions and the battalion movements during his time in the Army throughout World War 1. After the war an officer came and borrowed his notes to be used to write a book titled "The History of the 20th Machine Gun Battalion, During World War 1", with the promise that his papers would be returned intact. They were not. All that was returned were two and one half pages that covered his movements during the Punitive Expedition.
Daddy wrote several more pages of where he was stationed during the war for family records but never received his original notes as promised. Those pages are the six pages that have been read over and have become more important to me as the years go by. They pretty well cover his service time as to where he was and when. His notes were evidently used in the book to confirm dates and names. This book was sent to us with the returned two and one half pages of notes and was very well written. I suppose it was felt that the book would replace the original papers.
"We left Columbus, New Mexico, on 7th of July 1917 and started to El Paso, Texas, traveling by motor truck. The first night out we camped at Ias Cruces, New Mexico, and made El Paso, Texas, formerly occupied by the Kentucky National Guard, until about 6th of March 1917 at which time we were ordered to Camp Baker, near Fort Bliss, Texas where we were stationed until 29th of March 1917 when we packed up and made another advance in the direction of Atlanta, Georgia. We arrived at Atlanta, Georgia on 1st of April 1917. Here I had a chance to sleep in a real bed again. (I) am getting ahead of my story, have omitted my promotions. I can not tell you how I got all of these promotions, as you know a politician never gives away his secrets, but anyway I was promoted to Private First Class on 1st of July 1916, to Corporal on 10th of February 1917 and to Sergeant on 27th of May 1917. Now here I am in Atlanta, Georgia, and a great big Sergeant, but come to think of it I have left some more out. I was a Company Clerk from the time we came out of Mexico. Now we have it, I am in Atlanta, Georgia, a Sergeant and still Company Clerk. Just imagine all those official designations. I gold bricked it around Fort McPherson until 19th of June 1917. On June 19th the 17th infantry split up and made two new regiments of infantry and still retained the old one, consequently each company made two new ones and did not disorganize the old one. When this was done, I was appointed acting first Sergeant of all three companies. They were awfully good to me this way. They always gave me all the positions I wanted and frequently a d--- sight more. I did all of this and sported my Sergeant chevrons every evening until 2nd of July 1917.
On 19th of July 1917, I was transferred to Company E, 56th Infantry and on then, transferred to Company E, 55th Infantry. The first transfer was against my will and the second at my own request. I was again transferred on the same day to Headquarters Company, 55th Infantry and appointed Battalion Sergeant Major of the First Battalion, Was relieved as Sergeant Major of the First Battalion and appointed Sergeant Major of the Second Battalion on my own request. This made three transfers and one promotion in one day.
We left Atlanta, Georgia, on the 16th of July 1917 and arrived at Chickamauga Park, Georgia same day. Was stationed in Chickamauga Park until 8th of August 1917. Was furlough from 8th to 17th of August 1917 to Newport, Kentucky. Was on another furlough from 15th to 30th of December 1917 to Newport, Kentucky. Was transferred to the 20th Machine Gun Battalion on 1st of January 1918 and here I have anchored.
The Battalion moved from Chickamauga Park, Georgia to Camp McArthur, Texas, 5th to 7th of February 1918. Recruited up and left Camp McArthur, Texas on the 19th of July 1918 and arrived at Camp Merritt, New Jersey 21st of July 1918. Equipped Battalion for overseas service from 21st of July to 2nd of August 1918 then marched from Camp Merritt, New Jersey to Alpine Landing on the Hudson River, leaving station at 3:00 am. Boarded river steamer Lackawana, and steamed to pier at Hoboken, New Jersey, and embarked on U.S.S. Leviathan at 11:30 am.
The Leviathan, remained in harbor until 3:00 pm. 1918-08-03 and steamed out with 13,000 soldiers aboard. The troops on board were, 20th Machine Gun Battalion, 55th Infantry, 56th Infantry, 7th American Tr. and casuals for 88th Division. From the book, "the giant Leviathan, formerly the German ship Vaterland, was awaiting us. To the great surprise and satisfaction of everyone, our Battalion was marched aboard to be carried to France on the largest ship in the world, one with a price on her head, which the Kaiser had especially charged his submarine commanders to sink. Of such renown was our boat. Troops, crew, and others totalled nearly 15,000 souls, the largest human cargo that any ship had ever carried."
"Arrived at Brest Finistere, France on the 11th of August 1918 and debarked and marched to Camp Pontanezan and pitched pup tents. Remained at Pontanezan until 16th of August 1918. Marched to Brest at midnight 16th August 1918 and entrained on French trains for Ancy-le-Franc, Department of Yonne. Arrived at Ancy-le-Franc, Yonne, France 19th of August 1918 at 2.30 pm. and marched to Sennovoy-le-Bas (Cote d' Or), Yonne, France that afternoon. We were billeted in hay lofts, cow sheds and anything that had a roof. I finally located an old chateau that had been vacant for nearly a century, was falling down little by little, and established a headquarters. My sleeping apartment was one formerly occupied by cows but as the French people considered us just a little better than a cow gave us the preference and the cows were thereby made homeless and had to stay out in the field. In order to make our home a little more luxurious we purchased some straw from a native and made a rather comfortable bed but that lingering barn yard fragrance that greeted us at bedtime was not all together pleasant. We remained in this village going through intensive training for several weeks, subsisting on corned beef and salmon almost exclusively.
We left Sennovoy-le-Bas the night of 26th of September 1918 and marched to Poincon-les-Larrey to entrain for Pont-St. Vincent. There was some misunderstanding about the assignment of rolling stock and we were compelled to remain at this place for two more days in the rain with no shelter what so ever and not a thing to eat until the second day. We entrained the night of the 29th and arrived at Pont-St. Vincent, Meurthe et Moselle the night of the 30th. Our route of travel was due north through Chatillion-sur-Seine, Chaumont, Neufchateau, and Toul to Pont-St. Vincent in the Department of Meurthe et Moselle.
The battalion marched out at 8.30 pm. for Lagney. I remained at Pont-St. Vincent for two days in charge of all battalion property. It rained all this time and I had no shelter but had a good supply of corned beef. I made the property to Lagney the night of 2nd of October 1918. Remained in Lagney until 5th of October 1918. Marched out at 8.30 pm. October 5th and arrived at Bois de L' Eveque at 3:30 pm. received an order at 12.30 to move to front lines. Repacked property and marched out at 8.30 am. October 7th.
Arrived at Rosieres-En-Haye, Rogeville at 7.30 pm. after marching all day in the rain. Remained at this place sleeping in a barn until October 9th. Marched out at 1.30 pm. and met with enemy shell fire at Jezainville, and were compelled to take a road over the mountain. Owing to the heavy loads we had on the wagons we had to push them up the hill one at a time.
We arrived in Montauville, Meurthe et Moselle, at 9.30 pm. that night and unloaded property under heavy shelling. We remained in this place which was constantly being shelled until November 2nd.
Moved to Mamey the A.M. of November 2nd. and stayed there until November 5th. Moved from Mamey to Bois du Four inwoods 5th of November. Was gassed that night. Remained in this position until 14th of November. Moved to St. Jean, Camp du Ravin, 14th of November and remained in that mud hole until 10th of January 1919, when we moved to Avrainville. Stationed in Avrainville until 9th of April and moved to Goussaincourt.."
That is what was left from the memoir.
Pte. Albert Burroughs
British Army 1st/5th Btn. York and Lancaster Regiment
from:Walton, Liverpool
(d.24th Sep 1918)
Albery Burroughs was killed in action on the 24th of September 1918, aged 19 and is buried in Brown's Copse Cemetery, France. He was the son of Mary Ellen Burroughs, of 35, Rockley Street, Walton, Liverpool, and the late William John Burroughs His elder brother William John Burroughs served with the Lancashire Hussars and survived the war. He married and had a son who he named Albert after him.
Cpl. George Moore Burrow
British Army 6th Btn. Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
from:4 Branson St, Salford
(d.9th Aug 1915)
I have found a few letters from my great grandmother, Mary Burrow, sent to Preston Barracks, Lancashire, concerning my great grandfather, Corporal George Burrow. The first concerns papers covering marriage and children and she mentions he is stationed at Blackdown Barracks. The second letter is after he was posted missing in action in Gallipoli. They are very moving as she pleads for help of any news regarding his whereabouts.
1915 Mary Burrow Letter 5
L/Cpl. Albert John Burrows
British Army 1st Battalion Manchester Regimemt
from:West Ham
(d.18th April 1916)
Lance Corporal Albert John Burrows died in action at Mesopotamia on the 18th April 1916 aged 21 years. He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial in Iraq.
Pte. Alexander Burrows
British Army 2nd Btn. Coldstream Guards
from:Burnley, Lancs
(d.18th March 1915)
Sandy Burrows was killed in action on the 18th of March 1915, aged 33. Buried in Bethune Town Cemetery, France, he was the son of the late Richard and Margaret Burrows, of Burnley, husband of M. E. Burrows, of 22 Prestwich St., Burnley, Lancs. Prior to enlisting he was the licensee of the Cross Gates Inn, Finsley Gate, Burnley. The Inn did not survive the war, it was closed in 1915 and compensation paid for the licence. The building remained empty until demolished in 1953.
L/Cpl. Cyril Burrows
British Army 1/5th Btn. D Coy. Manchester Regiment
from:Old Bolton Road Atherton
I have photos of Cyril Burrows and my grandma told me he was in the 1/5th Manchester Regiment in WW1 I have photos in Egypt etc He was in Dulmen on 22nd of June 1917 and on a list of those who escaped.
Pte Daniel Burrows
British Army 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers
from:East Hedley Hope, Tow Law, Co. Durham
(d.16th Apr 1918)
Burrows, Daniel. Private, 23435, Killed in action on 16th April 1918. Aged 21 years.
Buried in the Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, Somme in grave VI. B. 33.
Son of Daniel and the late Annie Burrows, of East Hedley Hope, Tow Law, Co. Durham.
From the 19th Btn Northumberland Fusiliers Roll of Honour.
Cpl. Frederick Burrows
British Army 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
(d.20th September 1914)
Pte. Harry Burrows
British Army 2nd Btn. Northamptonshire Regiment
(d.9th May 1915)
Henry William Burrows
British Army 9th Battalion Royal Scots Fusiliers
from:Leicestershire
(d.18th April 1917)
Harry Burrows served with the 9th Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers.
Pte. James Burrows
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
(d.11th Aug 1915)
James Burrows died on the 11th of August 1915 and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Gallipoli, Turkey.
Sgt. John Thomas Burrows
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Burnley,
(d.9th Apr 1916)
Sergeant John Thomas Burrows served with the 6th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment during WW1. He was Killed in Action age 42 and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial, Iraq. He was the husband of Emma Burrows, of 210, Lower House Lane, Burnley. Served in the Chitral Campaign (1895) and the South African Campaign with the 1st Btn.
Sgt. John Thomas Burrows
British Army 6th Btn. East Lancashire Regiment
from:Burnley
(d.9th April 1916)
John Burrows died on the 9th of April 1916, aged 42 and is commemorated on the Basra War Memorial in Iraq. He was the husband of Emma Burrows, of 210 Lower House Lane, Burnley. He had previously served in the Chitral Campaign (1895) and the South African Campaign with 1st Battalion, East Lancashire Regiment.
Cpl. R. Burrows
British Army Royal Scots Fusiliers
Corporal Burrows was a POW at Gustrow in Mecklenburg and also at Suder Zoll Haus Camp. He recorded that at Gustrow men died from eating bad food because the Germans refused to give them adequate rations. Out of desperate hunger, soldiers ate food that had `gone-off'. Burrows mentioned that Privates Worsfold (Queens Rgt), Robinson (Lincolns), Poulton and Wilson (both Royal Scots Fusiliers) all died.
Pte. Thomas Burrows
British Army 14th Battalion Highland Light Infantry
from:Shettleston, Glasgow
(d.24th November 1917)
Thomas Burrows died at the Battle of Cambrai, no marked grave but has a memorial at Louverval in France.
Pte. Thomas Arthur Burrows
British Army 8th Btn. Cheshire Regiment
from:Runcorn Cheshire
(d.17th Jul 1917)
Walter Harry Burrows
British Army
from:London
Spr. William Burrows DCM
British Army 70th Field Coy Royal Engineers
Sapper William Burrows 41929 (my Grandfather) together with Sapper Whitlaw of 70th Field Company RE won the DCM near "the Quarries" for regaining and holding a trench by throwing "bomb" all through the night.
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