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Details contained in Service record of John Francis Burgar
Name |
John Francis (Jack) Burgar |
Age |
47 |
Height |
5'2" |
Chest (normal-expanded) |
31-34.5 |
Previous Occupation |
Labourer |
Address |
22m, Langford Road, Fulham, SW and then 27, Langford Road, Bagley Lane, Fulham, SW |
Marriage |
Elizabeth Sarah Tucker, spinster, 5/7/1891 at Battersea |
Children |
Annie Rosa, 10/2/1904; Rose and Ivy (Twins), 14/1/1911; Charles Francis, 28/7/1913; Mary Louise, 4/11/1901; Elizabeth, 29/8/1900 (All born in Fulham, except Elizabeth born in Wandsworth) |
Date Enlisted |
25/5/1915 at Aldershot for Short Service |
Regiment |
Army Service Corp then 728 labourers Company in 19 |
Rank |
12343 Then 307526 |
Medical Category |
BII |
Date Discharged |
5/2/1919 |
Disabilities |
None. At Medical examination in Courtrai on 31/1/1919 he did not claim for any injuries. (now 51 years old). |
1915 Star Medal |
Yes |
Victory Medal |
Yes |
British War medal |
Yes |
Comments |
Character Good |
Army Unit, Postings, Places and dates
Army Corp |
Promotions, Postings etc. |
Place |
Date |
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Attestation at Aldershot |
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25/5/1915 |
Army Service Corp |
Posted |
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26/5/1915 |
720 Labour Company |
Embarked SS Munich from Southampton |
Southampton |
7/6/1915 |
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Disembarked Havre |
Harvre |
8/6/1915 |
14th Labour Company |
Posted |
Sach 2??? |
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To depot at Marseille |
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14th Labour Company |
14 days FP No 2 after being in town after 9pm viz. 9.20pm contrary to base orders |
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15/4/1916 |
5th Lab. Co. A1 |
Transfer |
Marseille |
29/7/1916 |
5th Lab. Co. |
Depart on leave 21/7/1916 to 5/8/1916 |
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21/7/1916 |
5th Lab. Co. |
Return from Leave |
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9/8/1916 |
5th Lab. Co. |
For Duty |
Boulogne |
9/1/1917 |
24th Lab. Co. A1 |
Transfer |
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20/3/1917 |
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Leave to UK 29/7/1917 to 7/8/1917 |
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29/7/1917 |
730 Lab. Co. (24th Lab. Co. renamed)5th |
Posted |
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1/8/1917 |
730 Lab. Co. |
Rejoined after leave which was extended to 12/8/1917 |
Field |
13/8/1917 |
728 Lab. Co. |
Posted |
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1/1/1918 |
728 Lab. Co. |
Leave to UK 21/8/1918 to 4/9/1918 |
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21/8/1918 |
728 Lab. Co. |
Discharged to Army Reserves |
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5/2/1919 |
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A Protection Certificate (Identity card issued to soldiers on leave to prove that they were on Leave and not deserting) was issued on 6/2/1919 at Dover giving 28 days furlough. It states Theatre of War to be France.
It would seem that John F. Burgar spent nearly the whole war in France, but not at the front line. The National Roll of Honour states that he was at