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== History and career == Burslem was born 2 February 1836 in [[County Limerick, Ireland]], the son of George James Burslem of the [[94th Regiment of Foot]] and Susan (nΓ©e Vokes), of Limerick (married [[Dublin]] 15 March 1836). His father was English, and traced his family back to the town of [[Burslem]] in Staffordshire. His grandfather was Colonel Nathaniel Godolphin Burslem who was awarded the Gold Medal - the forerunner of the VC Medal. {{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} On 21 August 1860 at the [[Taku Forts]], [[China]], during the [[Second Opium War|Second China War]] Lieutenant Burslem, then aged 24 and serving in the [[67th Regiment of Foot]], [[British Army]], and Private [[Thomas Lane (VC)|Thomas Lane]] of his regiment displayed great gallantry for which they were both awarded the VC. They swam the ditches of the North Taku Fort and attempted, during the assault and before an entrance had been effected by anyone, to enlarge an opening in the wall, through which they eventually entered. In doing so, they were both severely wounded.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=22538|page=3363|date=13 August 1861}}</ref> His Victoria Cross is displayed at [[The Royal Hampshire Regiment|The Royal Hampshire Regiment Museum & Memorial Garden, Winchester, England]]. He later achieved the rank of [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] before selling his commission and sailing, along with his brother John Godolphin Burslem, to [[New Zealand]]. He arrived in 1865 and bought land in the [[North Island]] and was planning to grow flax, but he and an acquaintance capsized their canoe on the [[Waihou River|Thames River]], both drowning on 14 July 1865. His body was not recovered.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kauaeranga |url=http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=DSC18650726.2.15 |accessdate=24 January 2016 |work=[[Daily Southern Cross]] |volume=XXI |issue=2501 |date=26 July 1865 |page=5}}</ref>
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