BURGESS Charles Chesworth 
Service Number 1885 41st Battalion A Company 2nd Pioneers
Born : 9th May 1883 Oxley
Died : 11th April 1939 Brisbane (55 years 11 months 2 days)
Buried : Toowong Cemetery, Brisbane
Parents : Thomas Chesworth and Jane nee Gilbert
Enlisted : 23rd Jun 1915 Brisbane
Embarkation : 16th August 1915 HMAT A55 Kayara
Returned to Australia : 9th May 1917
Medals : British War Medal 6386
Victory Medal 6315
Star 1914-1915 7292
Connection : Pioneer Descendant of the "Burgess" Family
Memorials : Department of Veteran Affairs Honour our Heroes
Hillview Hall Honour Board
Listed in The Soldiers & Nurses of the Beaudesert District David Mason.
BURGESS Edward Chesworth Photo thanks to Beaudesert Town & Surrounds F/Book page
Service Number 504 3rd & 12th Machine Gun Companies
11th Depot Brisbane
Born : 30th May 1896 Christmas Creek
Died : 5TH October 1917 France (21 years 4 months 5 days )
Buried : The Menin Gate Memorial,Ypres,France
Parents : Arthur Chesworth and Mary Jane nee Toney
Enlisted : 23rd June 1916
Embarkation : 16th Dec 1916
Medals : British War Medal 54964
Victory Medal 54123
Memorial Plaque 333822
Connection : Pioneer Descendant of the "Burgess" Family
Memoirals : Beaudesert War Memorial
Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres-Salient.
Hillview Hall Honour Board
Listed in The Soldiers & Nurses of the Beaudesert District David Mason.
BURGESS George Chesworth
Service Number 3015 11th Depot Battalion
Born : 21st May 1890 Weyba Lake Noosa Heads
Died :9 Sep 1983 Queensland (93 years 3 months 19 days )
Buried : Mt Thompson, Brisbane
Parents : Henry Chesworth and Louisa Jane nee Lean.
Wife : Lillian May nee Bailey
Enlisted : 9th August 1916 Brisbane
Embarkation : 7th February 1917 HMAT A18 Wiltshire
Returned to Australia 24th January 1918 Dundee Castle
Medals : British War Medal 28172
Victory Medal 26891
Connection : Pioneer Descendant of the "Burgess" Family
Memorials :
BURGESS Verney Chesworth Photo thanks to the RSL Virtual Wall.
Service No 1612 11th Depot Battalion
Born : 2 Aug 1877 Timperley Ireland (87 years 11 months 24 days)
Died : 26th July 1965 Queensland
Buried : Mt Thompson , Brisbane
Parents : Thomas Chesworth and Jane nee Gilbert.
Wife : Sarah Ann nee Toney
Enlisted : 13th November 1915 Brisbane
Embarked : 11th May 1917 HMAT Boorara A42
Returned to Australia : 10th May 1919 Boonah
Armistice Day 1918 : Moasear Egypt
Medals : British War Medal 28927
Victory Medal 27605
Connection : Pioneer Descendant of the "Burgess" Family
Memorials : Beaudesert War Memorial.
Hillview Hall Honour Board
Listed in The Soldiers & Nurses of the Beaudesert District David Mason.
BURGESS Verney Chesworth
Service Number 6919 2nd Tunnelling Company
Born : 13th November 1891 Weyba Lake, Noosa Heads
Died : 3rd August 1959 Tewantin (67 years 8 months 21 days)
Buried : Tewantin, Queensland
Parents : Henry and Louisa Jane nee Lean
Wife : Evelyn Mathilde nee Walter
Embarked : 15th May 1917 Shropshire
Returned to Australia 9th October 1919 Hemmitz
Armistice Day 1918 : Rouler France
Medals : British War Medal 29129
Victory Medal 27909
Connection : Pioneer Descendant of the "Burgess" Family
Memorials : Department of Veteran Affairs Honour Our Heroes.
