Son of John Dean Burgum and Mary Burgum, of 79, Lorne Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Enlisted July 1915. Attached 1st/2nd Bn., King’s African Rifles since July 1917. Killed while working a machine gun and interred at Mtama Cemetery, East Africa. Memorial in St. Michael’s Great Lever Churchyard.
Burgum, Josiah –
Personal details
- Surname: Burgum
- Forename: Josiah
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Great Lever, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 21
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: October 17th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 1st Armoured Motor Battalion.
- Service number: 1843
- Regiment: Machine Gun Corps (Motors)
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Coventry, Warwickshire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- St. Michael's (Great Lever) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Dar es Salaam War Cemetery, Tanzania
- CWGC reference: 6. K. 4.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/01/1918 15/02/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6h 6b*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/02/1918 02/08/2918 27/12/1918