Regimental number | 5548 |
Place of birth | Glenferrie, Victoria |
School | Hawthorn Church of England Boys' College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Other training | Bradshaw's Business College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bushman |
Address | 17 Elphin Grove, Glenferrie, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alma Phoebe Burniston, 17 Elphin Grove, Glenferrie, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 5548A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 33 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot III, row B, Grave No. 6), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 98 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary BURNISTON; husband of Phoebe Alma BURNISTON, Frederickton, Macleay River, New South Wales. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother (twin): Leslie Stuart BURNISTON, killed in action, Palestine, 6 November 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |