Uploaded pix which appear on the Desert Column Forum.
2803 Sergeant Robert Charles BURGESS, 7th Field Company Engineers, Military Medal and Bar Recommendations read
Military Medal
By Corporal BURGESS's fine example of gallantry and organisation he greatly assisted in the success of a party numbering forty eight sappers, completing 750 yards of double apron wire entanglements under shell and Machine Gun fire. During recent operations Corporal BURGESS has consistently done good work.' Source:
Bar to Military Medal
'On night 17th/18th November, 1916, near EAUCOURT-ABBEY-GEUDECOURT, this sapper accompanied Lieutenant FILDER of the 7th Field Company Australian Engineers to mark off by tracing tape new trench 200 yards long for purposes of straightening our front line and securing a better position. This was completed under heavy Machine Gun fire. Sapper BURGESS ably assisted in extending infantry on the task in such a way that the area swept by enemy machine gun fire was connected by sapping from shell holes, instead of digging in the open whereby many casualties were saved. During these operations, Lieutenant FIDLER was wounded and Sapper BURGESS carried on the work of supervising, and when Infantry ceased work, made a complete reconnaissance of the work done, reporting in detail the state of the trenches.'