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NAME: Burgess, Harold (Served as Shufflebotham before becoming an officer, but in CWGC & on memorial as Burgess)
RANK: Mate
UNIT: Royal Navy
BATTALION ETC: HMS Furious
REGIMENTAL NUMBER: (formery 226391)
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH: Died of pneumonia 27th January 1919 at Edinburgh
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: St Mary's Churchyard, Porchester, Hampshire, UK
OTHER INFORMATION: Age 32. Born 9th October 1887 at Bolton, Lancashire. Joined navy 16th June 1903. Changed name to Burgess. Became officer 14th August 1915. Son of Joseph & Phoebe Shufflebotham of Bolton. Mothers maiden name was Burgess. Husband of Ivy Emmeline Brant (formerly Burgess), of 4 Glovers Terrace, Castle St., Portchester. In 1911 family living at The Green, Castle Street, Porchester, Hants.