Family Search: When Private Robert Henry Burgess was born on 1 February 1885, in Fulham, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Henry Burgess, was 37 and his mother, Eliza Griggs, was 33. He immigrated to Canada in 1914 and lived in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1914, at the age of 29, his occupation is listed as carpenter. He died on 15 September 1916, in Courcelette, Somme, France, at the age of 31, and was buried in Contalmaison, Somme, France.
DCM Citation
Hammersmith, London, England · Friday, November 17, 1916.
“For conspicuous gallantry and resource during operations. When, owing to casualties, the crews of some machine guns found themselves without escort, Private Burgess, although wounded, organized escorts of bombers, and assumed command until he was wounded seriously a second time.”
Source: The London Gazette. November 14, 1916. Supplement: 29824. Page: 11106.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 