This is one of a series of posts to mark the international Rugby players who died during The Great War. If anyone has further information on the men concerned, I’d be most grateful if it could be added to the thread. Gareth Burgess, Robert Balderstone played for Ireland Internationals: 1 : 1912 SA- Robert Burgess was born on 25 December 1890, “a native of Kingstown, Co Dublin, Ireland” the son of Henry and Agnes Burgess. Played as a Forward for: Portora Royal School, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin University, Barbarians Profession: Irish Bar Remarks: Played for Barbarians: v Newport (0-4) in 1913. War service: Captain, Royal Engineers. He was killed in action on 9 December 1915, at Armentières, and is buried in Ballieul Communal Cemetery, Nord, France [II. B. 63].
I have him as Robert Robertson in Irish 1911 census ! he was a law student House number 12 in Eglinton Park (Kingstown No. 3, Dublin) Burgess Henry Givens 51 Male Burgess Agnes 46 Female Burgess Robert Robertson 20 Male Burgess Helen Hamilton 7 Female Burgess Anna Givens 6 Female Sinclair Jessie 40 Female Curran Margaret 40 Female Malone Rose 29 Female Crowe Maria 60 Female http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/nai000243165/
In Memory of Captain ROBERT BALDERSTON BURGESS Royal Engineers who died age 24 on 09 December 1915 Son of Henry and Agnes Burgess, of 6R, Bickenhall Mansions, Gloucester Place, Portman Square, London. Native of Kingstown, Co. Dublin. Remembered with honour BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION (NORD
