Clifford Burge was born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset in August 1890.
He served for five years with the 4th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry prior to emigrating to Canada. He departed from Liverpool aboard SS Lake Manitoba and disembarked at St. John, New Brunswick, 29 March 1912. His stated destination was Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Burge served during the Great War with the 8th Battalion (90th Winnipeg Rifle), Canadian Infantry on the Western Front and was killed in action, 25 April 1915, and is listed in Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) Burial Registers - ‘Died from the effects of gas - vicinity of St. Julien. CEF Commonwealth War Graves Register - "...the body was probably buried by Germans.’
Private Burge is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium.
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