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Harold Torrance Burgess

In memory of:

Second Lieutenant Harold Torrance Burgess

April 2, 1917

Military Service

Age:

23

Force:

Army

Unit:

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

Division:

3rd Battalion

Additional Information

Son of William Henry and Margaret Letitia Burgess, of 63 Waverley St., Ottawa, Ontario.

Commemorated on Page 575 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

AGNY MILITARY CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

G. 33

Location:

Agny is a village in the Department of the Pas-de-Calais immediately south of Achicourt. The Military Cemetery is north-west of the main part of the village across the River Crinchon. It is 4.75 kilometres south-south-west of Arras Railway Station.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Honour Roll– Honour Roll, Ottawa Collegiate Institute, now Lisgar Collegiate Institute

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    Honour Roll
    Honour Roll – Honour Roll, Ottawa Collegiate Institute, now Lisgar Collegiate Institute
  • London Gazette– Harold Burgess received the Distinguished Conduct Medal per the London Gazette edition from 14-11-16.

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    London Gazette – Harold Burgess received the Distinguished Conduct Medal per the London Gazette edition from 14-11-16.
  • Document– Harold Burgess earned a victory medal and British Star during his campaign in France on March 3, 1915 per medal card, London National Archives

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    Document – Harold Burgess earned a victory medal and British Star during his campaign in France on March 3, 1915 per medal card, London National Archives
  • Yearbook– Harold Burgess was listed in the remembrance section of the Spring 1919 edition of the Ottawa Collegiate Institute yearbook (now Lisgar Collegiate Institute).

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    Yearbook – Harold Burgess was listed in the remembrance section of the Spring 1919 edition of the Ottawa Collegiate Institute yearbook (now Lisgar Collegiate Institute).
  • Inscription– Inscription to the memory of Harold Torrance Burgess on the family grave marker in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.

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    Inscription – Inscription to the memory of Harold Torrance Burgess on the family grave marker in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario.
  • Attestation Paper– Source: Library and Archives Canada

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    Attestation Paper
    Attestation Paper – Source: Library and Archives Canada
  • Attestation Papers (Reverse)

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    Attestation Papers (Reverse)
    Attestation Papers (Reverse)
  • Memorial– St Matthew's Anglican Church 217 First Avenue Ottawa, Ontario

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    Memorial
    Memorial – St Matthew's Anglican Church 217 First Avenue Ottawa, Ontario
  • Church– A memorial tablet and three stained glass windows at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in the Glebe were dedicated to the members of the church who served during the Great War. Ottawa Journal, 17 Jan 1921 Page 15

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    Church – A memorial tablet and three stained glass windows at St. Matthew's Anglican Church in the Glebe were dedicated to the members of the church who served during the Great War. Ottawa Journal, 17 Jan 1921 Page 15
  • Memorial Stained Glass– The Ressurection (1938) by Robert McCausland Ltd. is dedicated to the members of St Matthew's Anglican Church who served during the Great War. It was erected 17 Jan 1921, then transferred to the new site in 1938. To to Glory of God A O (Alpha Omega) I am the Ressurection and the Life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live [John 11:25].

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    Memorial Stained Glass
    Memorial Stained Glass – The Ressurection (1938) by Robert McCausland Ltd. is dedicated to the members of St Matthew's Anglican Church who served during the Great War. It was erected 17 Jan 1921, then transferred to the new site in 1938. To to Glory of God A O (Alpha Omega) I am the Ressurection and the Life. He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live [John 11:25].

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