Regimental number | 157 |
Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria |
School | State School, Carlton, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Silversmith |
Address | Mackenzie Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred Stephen Burvett, MacKenzie Street, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets and in the Citizen Military Forces, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 21.6 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred and Maria BURVETT, 3 Mackenzie Street, Melbourne. Native of Benalla, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2119 Pte Herbert Henry BURVETT, 6th Bn, died 7 August 1915 from wounds received at Gallipoli; buried at sea. |