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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

 

Attestation at Aldershot

 

25/5/1915

Army Service Corp

Posted

 

26/5/1915

720 Labour Company

Embarked SS Munich from Southampton

Southampton

7/6/1915

 

Disembarked Havre

Harvre

8/6/1915

14th Labour Company

Posted

Sach 2???

 

 

To depot at Marseille

 

 

14th Labour Company

14 days FP No 2 after being in town after 9pm viz. 9.20pm contrary to base orders

 

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

 

21/7/1916

5th Lab. Co.

Return from Leave

 

9/8/1916

5th Lab. Co.

For Duty

Boulogne

9/1/1917

24th Lab. Co. A1

Transfer

 

20/3/1917

 

Leave to UK 29/7/1917 to 7/8/1917

 

29/7/1917

730 Lab. Co. (24th Lab. Co. renamed)5th

Posted

 

1/8/1917

730 Lab. Co.

Rejoined after leave which was extended to 12/8/1917

Field

13/8/1917

728 Lab. Co.

Posted

 

1/1/1918

728 Lab. Co.

Leave to UK 21/8/1918 to 4/9/1918

 

21/8/1918

728 Lab. Co.

Discharged to Army Reserves

 

5/2/1919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

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