Regimental number | 127 |
Place of birth | Bowen Queensland |
School | Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Brisbane, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, William Alfred Burtenshaw, Post Office Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Previous military service | Served in the Brisbane Grammar School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross Recommendation date: |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Querrieu British Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 11), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Julie Henel BURTENSHAW, Woodville Street, Hendra, Brisbane, Queensland. Native of Bowen, Queensland |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He located an enemy post of eight men which had been harassing out line for some days. He led a party and surrounded the post, killing two and capturing three, including the N.C.O. in charge. He then withdrew without any casualties.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 185 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |