Regimental number | 2409 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Hawthorn College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Agent |
Address | Nilma, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 31 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Burniston, 17 Elphin Grove, Auburn, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A6 Clan Maccorquodale on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st C CORPS |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | nr Beersheba |
Age at death | 32 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 21), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 10 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: james and Mary BURNISTON, 17 Elphin Grove, Hamiltion, Victoria. Native of Hawthorn, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5548A Howard McCulloch BURNISTON, 23rd Bn, killed in action, Villers-Bretonneux, France, 7 August 1918. |