Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Tyne Cot Memorial | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.118 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 13A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
In 1911, resident with his younger sister, Rose, at 4 Commercial St., Aberdare.Education & Career :
Fish Merchant, Aberdare (1911). He was an employer and took over the business from his father keeping the commercial premise going.
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Glamorgan Yeomanry |
| Action : Natural Causes |
Natural causes is attributed those deaths due to causes that were not directly associated with the war. Included in this are wartime deaths resulting from, for example, theSpanish Influenza pandemic and its associated pneumonia problems and other attributions such as age and exhaustion. It also groups those who through Post Traumatic Stress committed suicide as a result of their experiences.
Detail :
At the time of his death, Frederick was back in civilian life having been accidentally injured, leading to his discharge in 1917.
His death is recorded in the Western Mail on the 28th January 1918: "DEATHS - BURGE.- On Thursday, January 24th, at 3, Commercial-street, Aberdare. F.G. Burge (Ted), late Quartermaster-sergeant Glamorgan Yeomanry. Military funeral at Two o'clock, Monday, January 28th."
A few days earlier, just one day after his death, the Western Mail printed his obituary: "OBITUARY. MR. F.G. BURGE, ABERDARE. The death of Mr. F.G. Burge, Aberdare, which took place on Thursday, removes one of the most popular sportsmen in South Wales. He was discharged some twelve months ago from the Glamorgan Yeomanry owing to an injury which he had sustained through falling from his horse. He had attained the rank of regimental-quarter-master-sergeant. Since his return home he had identified himself with all movements tending to the benefit of those who had suffered from the war. Fro some time he was attached to the Glamorgan Staff at the local recruiting office, where he rendered slended service in organising concerts and other entertainments at the Red Cross Hospital at Trecynon."
Probate: BURGE Frederick George of 3 Commercial-street Aberdare Glamorganshire died 24 January 1918 Administration London 17 June to Rose Burge spinster. Effects £1693 5s 4d.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | St David's No. 679 E.C. | South Wales |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
13th September 1911 | 8th November 1911 | 13th December 1911 |
The records of his lodge at the United Grand Lodge of England show that he was on war service from 1915 and that he "Died 24th Jan 1918". He was listed as a 44 year old Fish Merchant from Aberdare when he was initiated in 1911.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley