Commonwealth War Graves Commision
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission has a "Debt of Honour Register" which provides personal and service details and places of commemoration for the 1.7 million members of the Commonwealth forces who died in the First or Second World Wars. Below is a list of the Burgums and Burghams on that Register - please do read it.
Alfred Burgum
Corporal, 316378, 1st Bn, East Yorkshire Regiment
Who died on Friday 14th July 1916. Age 21
Son of George Harry and Mary Burgum
Whose name appears on the Thiepval Memorial
(Pier and face 2c)
at Somme, in France
(Born Sheffield, 1894)
Alfred Edgar Burgum
Engineer Officer, M.V. Chinese Prince (London), Merchant Navy
Who died on Thursday 12th June 1941. Age 45.
Son of Samu
el and Miriam Burgum, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Husband of Edith Louise (Milton) Burgum of Littlemore, Oxfordshire
Whose name appears on the Tower Hill Memorial (Panel 28), in London
Commemorating men of the Merchant navy who have no known grave.
(Alfred was born in 1896 at Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire, and is part of the
AA Family Tree
My records show his mother's name was Susan Mary Anne Perrin and not Miriam. His children Michael Burgum,
Graham Burgum, Peter Burgum and Elain Denty are all members of the Burgum Family History Society)
Alfred Edward Septimus Burgham
Stoker, Lt/KX 532059, HM Trawler Cap D'Antifer, Royal Naval Patrol Service
Who died on Sunday 13th February 1944. Age 19
Son of Alfred and Frances Burgham, of Abertillery, Monmouthshire
Commemorated at the Lowestoft Naval Memorial (Panel 15, column 3), Suffolk, England
George Burgham
Private, 4134076, 7th Bn, Cheshire Regiment
Who died on Saturday 30th October 1943. Age 21
Son of William John and Nellie Burgham, of Congleton, Cheshire
Commemorated at Cassini War Cemetery (VII.J.20), Italy
George Burgham
Able Seaman, Tyneside Z/2278 Hood Bn RN Div, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Who died Friday 4th June 1915
Commemorated at Helles Memorial (Panel 8-15), Turkey
Josiah Burgum
Serjeant (sic), 1843, Machine Gun Corps (Motors) attd. 1st/2nd King's African Rifles
who died on Wednesday 17th October 1917. Age 21
Son of John Dean Burgum and Mary Burgum
Of 79 Lorne Street, Farnworth, Lancashire, England.
He is buried at the Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery, in Tanzania.
(Josiah is part of the HH Family Tree and his niece Kathy Burgum is a member of the Burgum
Family
History Society. For more about Josiah and The King's African Rifles Click Here)
Raymond Victor Burgum
Gunner, 847235, 5 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery
Who died on Friday 17th January 1947
Son of William Percival and Gladys Burgum, of Birkby, Huddersfield
He is buried at the Urdine War Cemetery (I.F.7), Italy
(Raymond is part of the DD family tree)
Robert Edward Burgum
Sergeant, 1394350, 51 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Who died on Friday 28th April 1944. Age 21
Son of Robert and Gladys Burgum, of Dartford, Kent
He is buried at Heverlee War Cemetery (Ref. 6.a.15), Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
(Robert's cause of death was "air operations" and he is part of the NN family tree)
Thomas John Burgham
Leading Stoker P/KX 94117 HMS Beverley, Royal Navy
Who died on Sunday 11th April 1943. Age 30
Son of Alfred and Frances Anne Burgham
Husband of Esther Kate Burgham
Commemorated at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, (Southsea Common), Hampshire, England
W Burgum
Drummer, 10333, 3rd Bn, The King's (Liverpool Regiment)
Who died on Tuesday 18th April 1916
Buried at the Liverpool (Ford) Roman Catholic Cemetery (Ref. RD.265)
William Arnold Burgum
Flight Sergeant, 414463, Royal Australian Air Force
Who died on Tuesday 24th August 1943. Age 21
Son of George and Ethel Burgum, of Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial (Panel 192), near Windsor, Surrey, England
(William is part of the RR family tree and was a cousin of Frank, Mary, Ray and Tom Burgum)