Eldest son of William and Reta Ellen Burgess, of Woodsleigh Cottage, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted September 1914. Reported missing since 03/09/1916 and subsequently presumed killed.
Burgess, Rowland Hill –
Personal details
- Surname: Burgess
- Forename: Rowland Hill
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Stockport, Cheshire
- Place of residence: Stockport, Cheshire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 26
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 3rd, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 15th (2nd Birmingham) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 185
- Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Birmingham, Warwickshire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
- CWGC reference: Pier and Face 9 A 9 B and 10 B.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/12/1914 27/10/1916 07/09/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7c 6e 4h