In Memory Of

BURDETT, ADAM FRANCIS

Service Details
Age:
 36
Date of Birth:
 1882-08-20
Rank:
 Captain
Unit:
 M.T.
Regiment:
 South African Service Corps
Date of Death:
 1918-11-04
Cause of Death:
 Died of pneumonia
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Flora Martha Burdett (nee AM ENDE). b. 20 August 1882. A South African rugby union player from Oudtshoorn. He was killed in World War I, while serving as a captain in the South African Service Corps. He took part in the 1906-07 South Africa rugby union tour, the original 'Springbok' tour. He was awarded two caps in November 1906, one against Scotland and one against Ireland. He played for Western Province. He was 5 feet 10 inches, and weighed 12 stone 9 pounds.