Individual Details

James Gordon Lennox Burnett

(21 Jan 1854 - 19 Sep 1904)

Events

Birth21 Jan 1854Tangmere, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
Military service1878 - 1904British Army
Military30 Jan 18782nd Lt in 17th Foot
Military21 Nov 1879Lt in 17th Foot
Military4 Dec 1884Captain in the Leicesterchire Regiment
Military1898Major in the Leicestershire Regiment
Death19 Sep 1904The Gulf of Aden - `Adan, ‘Adan, Yemen

Families

FatherRev William Burnett MA (1814 - 1892)
MotherMaria Rosara Gordon (1820 - 1897)
SiblingMaria Caroline Burnett (1843 - 1843)
SiblingHelen Maria Burnett (1847 - 1857)
SiblingWilliam Gordon Burnett (1849 - 1942)
SiblingAdelaide Mary Burnett (1852 - 1926)
SiblingRev Arthur David Burnett (1858 - 1946)

Notes

Death

Died Lieut-Col unmarried from heat apoplexy on board the Ballarat in the Gulf of Aden on his way home on leave from India where he commanded the 1st Batt. Leicestershire Regt.