Regimental number | 380 |
Place of birth | Oatlands, Tasmania |
School | Queen's College, Hobart, and Scotch College, Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Charlton, Ross, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, A.H. Burbury, Charlton, Ross, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Served as a volunteer for 2.5 years in the Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Pontville, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | Egypt |
Age at death | 25 |
Place of burial | Greenwich Cemetery (3 C. Z. 60), London, England |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur Henry and Fanny Rowell BUNBURY, New Town, Hobart, Tasmania |
Other details | Died of wounds (gun shot wound: spinal cord severed, 8th dorsal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, BURBURY Alan Cecil |