Daniel Burges

Daniel Burges
Born	1 July 1873 London, England
Died	24 October 1946 (aged 73) Bristol, Gloucestershire
Buried at	Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel
Unit	Gloucestershire Regiment
Commands held	7th Bttn. The South Wales Borderers
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Victoria Cross Distinguished Service Order Croix de Guerre (France) War Cross (Greece) (2nd Class))

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Burges VC, DSO (1 July 1873 - 24 October 1946) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces

He was 45 years old, and a temporary lieutenant-colonel in the The Gloucestershire Regiment commanding the 7th (S) Battalion, The South Wales Borderers, British Army, during the First World War at the Battle of Doiran when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.

On 18 September 1918 at Jumeaux, in the Balkans, valuable reconnaissance of the enemy front line trenches enabled Lieutenant Colonel Burges to bring his battalion, without casualties, to the assembly point, but later while some distance from the objective they came under severe machine-gun fire. Although he himself was wounded the colonel continued to lead his men with skill and courage until he was hit again twice and fell unconscious. He was taken prisoner by the Bulgarians, but was abandoned in a dug-out with one of his legs shattered.

A marble plaque was unveiled at Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, on 24 October 2006 (which was 60 years to the day he died) by Les Turner.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Daniel Burges VC". VictoriaCross.org.uk. http://www.victoriacross.org.uk/bbburges.htm. Retrieved 21 November 2010. 

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Avon)

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Name	Burges, Daniel
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Date of birth	1 July 1873
Place of birth	London, England
Date of death	24 October 1946
Place of death	Bristol, Gloucestershire