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BURGESS Leonard Thomas Lieut
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/79375
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This record is about the BURGESS Leonard Thomas Lieut dating from 2000-2024.
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SKR/DAT/IP/79375
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Title (The name of the record)
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BURGESS Leonard Thomas Lieut
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Date (When the record was created)
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2000-2024
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Description (What the record is about)
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The user is advised to read the FINDING AIDS document linked to this catalogue for an explanation of the method by which this record has been created and any terms used.
Surname: BURGESS;
Forename(s): Leonard Thomas;
Initials: LT;
Rank: Lieut;
Previous Regiment: R Ir Rif;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 16 Bn;
Date abroad: 01-Jul-1916;
Theatre of War: 1;
Other Data: arrives in 16 Bn 26/6/1918 - sub-section officer "D" Coy
TFWM issued 20/2/1923
address: Vale View,Pinehurst Rd,West Moars, Dorset & Irrigation Engr, Tissamaharna, Southern Province, CeylonTFWM offered Noonans Apr '23
Territorial Force War Medal 1914-19 (2. Lieut. L. T. Burgess. R. Ir. Rif.) good very fine, rare to unit £240-£280Leonard Thomas Burgess was commissioned Second Lieutenant in the Royal Irish Rifles, and served with the Machine Gun Corps during the Great War on the Western Front from July 1916. His British War and Victory Medal pair were issued from the Machine Gun Corps medal roll.
Sold with copied medal index card and medal roll extracts which show Burgess as being one of only two officers from the Royal Irish Rifles to receive the Territorial Force War Medal.;
END OF RECORD.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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1 digital record
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/d06dbaa3-c397-4d63-9a9a-2263f4586896/
Series information
SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Within the fonds: SKR.2025.11
Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
Within the series: SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
Within the file: SKR/DAT/IP
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BURGESS Leonard Thomas Lieut