234863 Pte. George Burdett British Army Derbyshire Yeomanry from:Belper, Derbyshire (d.23rd Aug1915) Trooper 1961 George Burdett of the Derbyshire Yeomanry died of wounds on Monday 23rd August 1915 in Gallipoli.
Hill 10 is a low remote hillock to the north of a salt lake. It was taken by the 9th Lancashire Fusiliers and the 11th Manchesters on the early morning of 7th August 1915.
Extract from the Derbyshire Yeomanry History 1914-19.
"I remember no more gallant case than that of Private Burdett as told by the Doctor in charge of the Brigade dressing Station on August 21st.
Private Burdett came to the dressing station (a mud hut through which bullets were passing fairly plentifully), having suffered a severe face wound - the wound was sufficiently bad to attract the Doctor's attention, but on being told to come and have it dressed he refused to do so until several others had been attended to first.
After waiting half an hour he allowed himself to be attended to, and was just departing, the dressing having been completed, when the Doctor asked whether he had been hit anywhere else? "No" he said "only a little one here" pointing to his stomach.
In spite of his assurance that it was nothing much the Doctor insisted on further investigation and to his amazement discovered that poor Burdett had been cut clean open. Nothing could be done and he died three days later without a murmur or complaint".
He is buried in the Hill 10 Cemetery, Turkey. The cemetery was made after the Armistice by the absorption of graves from nearby sites and from the 88th Dressing Station, 89th Dressing Station, Kangaroo Beach, B Beach, 26th CCS and Park Lane cemeteries.
George was born in Belper and enlisted in Belper in October 1914. He was resident in Belper. He was the son of Mr and Mrs George Burdett of Dale View, Derby Road, Belper. Before joining up he was employed at James Beresford Butchers shop on Bridge Street, Belper.
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