Basic Details
Surname
Burbury
Forenames
F W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Francis William
War
Military Service
Served or died
Died
Notes
The College website adds: 'He came up in 1884 from Shrewsbury School. The oldest casualty of the College. Son of the lawyer and scientist, S.H.B. [D.N.B.] Enlisted 1886, retired 1896, was a linen manufacturer before serving again in WWI. Whether or not as a result of the war he died at Sialkot, Punjab, and is buried at Gharial in the Murree Hills. Commemorated on the Karachi 1914-1918 War Memorial'.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army (British)
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Queen’s Own R. W. Kent Regt
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rifle Brigade
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Lieutenant Colonel
Death and Burial details
Country of death
India
Town of death
Sialkot, Punjab
Country of burial
India
Town of burial
Gharial in the Murree Hills
Year of death
1919
Month of death
September
Day of death
11
Age at death
54