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During WW1, the 45 year old was a temporary lieutenant-colonel in The Gloucestershire Regiment commanding the 7th (S) Battalion, The South Wales Borderers, British Army. At the Battle of Doiran on 18 September 1918 at Jumeaux, in the Balkans, the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Daniel completed a valuable reconnaissance of the enemy front line trenches which enabled his entire battalion, without casualties, to get to the assembly point. However, while some distance from their military objective, the battalion came under severe machine-gun fire. Although Daniel was wounded, he continued to lead his men with skill and courage until he was hit again twice and fell unconscious. Eventually he was taken prisoner by the Bulgarians, but was abandoned in a dug-out with one of his legs shattered. He was awarded the VC for his dedication and
‘For most conspicuous bravery, skilful leading and devotion to duty in the operations at Jumeaux’ – London Gazette, 14 December 1918
Personal timeline
Daniel Burgess, or Daniel Burges was born on the 1st July 1873 in Bloomsbury, London. His parents were Daniel Travers Burges the Fourth and Alice Sarah Travers.
He was educated at Winchester College.
He was married twice to one women potentially due to army rules first in 1899 then again after he returned from the Boer War in1905 to Katherine Blanche Fortescue. Katherine died in 1931, and then married Florence Wray Taylor in 1932.
He was commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in October 1893 and joined the Gloucestershire Regiment on the 29th November 1894.
In July 1897 he was promoted Lieutenant.
During the Boer War (1899 to 1901) he was on the Staff of the 2nd Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment.
October 1903 he was promoted to Captain.
September 1915 he was promoted to Major.
Daniel Burges was invested with his Victoria Cross by King George V at Buckingham Palace on the 21st December 1918
1918 He became Inspector of Quartermaster Services, War Office.
1921 He became Commandant of the Military Detention Barracks in Cologne, Germany.
1923 He became Resident Governor Major of the Tower of London.
1933 Retired and moved to Bristol.
He died on the 24th October 1946 in Bristol.