Gerald Keath BURSTON

BURSTON, Gerald Keath

    Service Numbers: 44, V371824
    Enlisted: 24 August 1914
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC)
    Born: Hawthorne, Victoria, Australia, 27 September 1894
    Home Town: Hawthorn, Boroondara, Victoria
    Occupation: Scholar / Dairy Farmer / Grazier
    Died: Euroa, Victoria, Australia, 13 July 1983, aged 88 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Euroa Cemetery, Victoria

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    World War 1 Service

    24 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 44, 6th Infantry Battalion
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    25 Apr 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    25 Apr 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, G.S.Wounds, Left Leg. Transferred to Alexandria Egypt.
    3 Nov 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 44, 6th Infantry Battalion, DISCHARGED from A.I.F. to obtain Commission in Imperial Army.

    World War 2 Service

    22 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, V371824, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC)
    22 Mar 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, V371824, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC)
    31 Oct 1945: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, V371824, Appointment Terminated (Disbandment)

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