Regimental number | 2854 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Drummoyne, New South Wales |
School | Drummoyne Public School, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Printer |
Address | 184 Denison Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, C Bursill, 184 Denison Street, Camperdown, Sydney, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 18th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/35/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 18th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3886 Pte Richard Henry BURSILL, 1st Bn, returned to Australia, 17 March 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, Pozieres, France, 24 July 1916; invalided to Newport Hospital, Wales; rejoined unit. Wounded in action (second occasion), Bullecourt, France, 5 May 1917. Returned to Australia and discharged, August 1918 (medically unfit). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Woronora Crematorium |