PUREWA PUBLIC CEMETERY
AUCKLAND CITY, NEW ZEALAND

(c) 2003 P Lascelles

JOHN ROBERT BURGIN CF
Vicar of Onehunga

who died 2 Dec 1920
from the effects of being gassed on the Somme.

In Memory of

JOHN ROBERT BURGIN

Captain
18/29
N.Z. Chaplains' Dept.

who died on
Thursday 2 December 1920 . Age 51 .

Son of John and Arm Burgin; husband of Henrietta Jane Burgin, of 17, Arcadia Rd., Epsom, Auckland. Born in England. Served in Egypt, 1916, and on the Western Front, 1916.

Commemorative Information

Cemetery: Purewa Public Cemetery, Auckland City, New Zealand
Grave or Reference Panel Number: Block A, Row 28, Grave 6
Location: This cemetery is situated in St. Johns Road, Meadowbank, Auckland
Historical Information: There are 50 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war and 19 of the 1939-1945 war here.
 
Additional Cemetery Record Information
Burial Date: 3 Dec 1920
Address: The Vicarage, Grey Street, Onehunga
Place of Birth: --
Occupation: Minister
Primary Cause of Death: Heart Failure
Next of Kin: --
Age: 51
 
Photographs and Research by Phil Lascelles
Updated Wednesday February 15, 2006 20:52:38 +1200