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Cliff Burge

1892 – 1918

Australian rules footballer

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About Cliff Burge

Lived 1892 – 1918 (aged 26). Cliff Burge was an australian rules football player.

Clifford Charles "Cliff" Burge (27 April 1892 – 14 August 1918) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

He was killed in action in World War I in France.

Family Clifford Burge was the son of Charles Abraham Burge (1863–1939), and Emily Jane Burge, née Morris (1861–1947).

He had two brothers, Trevor Robert William Burge (1895–1953), and Maxwell Lewis Burge (1899–1976), and two sisters, Emily Blanche Burge (1894–1895) and Emily May Burge (1897–1989).

Education He completed his education at Melbourne High School, where he was a member of the school's First XVIII.

Football He played five senior games for Melbourne in 1914. He was already in the army by the start of the 1915 season.

In May 1919, an unidentified former Melbourne footballer wrote to the football correspondent of The Argus as follows:

Military service He enlisted in the First AIF on 19 February 1915. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant on 2 November 1917.

Death Having fought at Gallipoli, and having survived a German gas attack in June 1918, he was killed in action on 14 August 1918, aged 23, during fighting at Villers-Bretonneux, France, just three months before the end of hostilities.

His (temporarily buried) remains were exhumed in 1920, and he was re-buried at the Villers–Bretonneux Military Cemetery.

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Melbourne High School

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Cliff Burge?

Australian rules footballer

When was Cliff Burge born?

Cliff Burge was born on 27 April 1892 in Rushworth.

When did Cliff Burge die?

Cliff Burge died on 14 August 1918 in Villers-Bretonneux.

What was Cliff Burge's occupation?

Cliff Burge was an australian rules football player.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cliff Burge

· Wikidata: Q5132557

· DBpedia: Cliff Burge

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