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MORAYSHIRE ROLL OF HONOUR 39
BUDGE, William. No. 27941, Pte., Seaforth Highlanders ; born at Keiss, by Wick, 22nd Nov.,
1888, in business for seven years in Forres ; joined at Inverness, 19th June, 1918 ; served in
France. Son of Donald and Ellen Budge, Keiss, Wick. Occupation, manager boot shop.
BURGESS, Albert William. No. 178763, Pte., A.S.C. ; born at New Duffus, 22nd June, 1897 ;
joined at Elgin, 10th May, 1916 ; served in France. Son of John (deceased) and Ann Burgess,
Thistleflat, Pluscarden, Elgin. Occupation, blacksmith.
BURGESS, Alexander. No. 266150, Pte., i/6th Seaforths ; born at Bogmoor, Spey Bay,
Morayshire, March 13th, 1894 ; joined at Elgin, May 8th, 1915 ; served in France ; killed at
Vimy Ridge, 9th April, 1917, buried at Roclincourt. Son of Barbara Burgess (deceased).
Occupation, farm servant.
BURGESS, Alexander Sharp. No. 29470, Pte., 52nd G. Btn. Gordon Highlanders; born at
Keith, Banffshire, 16th March, 1900, residing in Morayshire since 1910 ; joined at Nairn, 17th
April, 1918. Son of John Burgess, Lossiemouth. Occupation, bank clerk.
BURGESS, George. No. 8895, Pte., Seaforth Highlanders and Royal Engineers ; born at
Grantown-on-Spey, 1886 ; joined at Fort George, 1904 ; served in India, France and Gallipoli ;
suffered from concussion due to shell explosion. Son of Mrs. Brown. Occupation, waiter.
BURGESS, George Alexander. No. 3030, Sgt., 7th Seaforth Highlanders ; born at School-
house, Dyke, Forres, 29th August, 1892 ; joined at Forres, 31st August, 1914 ; served in
France. Son of Jas. J. Burgess, M.A., and Elsie A. Burgess. Occupation, law clerk.
BURGESS, James. No. 27450, Pte., i/6th Seaforths ; born at Fochabers, June 21st, 1898 ;
joined at Bath Street, Glasgow, August 4th, 1917 ; served in France. Son of Alexander and
Jessie Macleod Burgess, Tuguet, Spey Bay. Occupation, motor driver.
BURGESS, James, Junr. No. 28938, Pte., 3rd and 4th Seaforth Highlanders ; born at Rothes,
7th Oct., 1888 ; joined at Cromarty, 1st July, 1918 ; served in France. Son of James Burgess,
Barden House, Rothes, and Elspet Margach or Burgess. Occupation, bank accountant.
BURGESS, Robert John. No. 265454, Pte., 752 Trench Mortar Battery, i/6th Seaforth High-
landers ; born at 10, Church Lane, Rothes, 27th Jan., 1897 ; joined at Rothes, 8th August,
1 914 ; served in France. Son of John Burgess (deceased) and Ann Wilkinson or Burgess.
Occupation, farm servant.
BURGESS, John. No. 1616, Cpl., King Edward's Horse ; born at New Duffus, 27th Nov.,
1886 ; joined at London, Sept., 1916 ; served in France. Son of John (deceased) and Ann
Burgess, Thistleflat, Pluscarden, Elgin. Occupation, blacksmith.
BURGESS, Walter Robert Charles. No. 25153, Pte., 7th Seaforths ; born at Urray, Ross-
shire, 12th July, 1899, brought up in Morayshire since infancy ; joined at Nairn, 15th August,
1917 ; served in France with 9th Battn. ; gunshot wound in left hand. Son of Walter A. and
Catherine Burgess, Ardleigh, Rothes. Occupation, motor mechanic.
BURGESS, William. No. 41832, Pte., Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders ; born at Bogmoor,
Spey Bay, Morayshire, 10th July, 1899 ; joined at Aberdeen, Oct. 10th, 1917 ; served in
France ; killed on Cambrai Front, Oct. 13th, 1918, and buried at La Scala. Son of William
and Elizabeth Robertson Burgess (both deceased), Bogmoor, Spey Bay, Morayshire. Occu-
pation, railway porter.
BURNETT, Archibald Reith. No. 186441, 2nd Cpl., 288 A.T. Co., R.E. ; born at Aberdeen,
21st August, 1881, teacher at Lossiemouth Higher Grade School ; joined at Clipstone, 26th
June, 1916 ; served in France and Belgium. Son of Joseph Burnett, Opotiki, New Zealand.
Occupation, school teacher.
BURNETT, William. No. 242291, Sergt.-Instr., 1 /6th Seaforths ; born at Heath Cottage, Elgin,
27th Oct., 1893 ; joined at Drill Hall, Elgin, 4th August, 1914 ; served in France and East
Africa ; wounded, 4th June, 1916, and 9th April, 1917. Son of John and Jessie Burnett, 8,
Moy Croft, Elgin. Occupation, engineer's apprentice.