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BURSTON, Samuel Gerald Wood

Service Number:	SX2723
Enlisted:	6 May 1940
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	9th Division Cavalry Regiment
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 24 April 1915
Home Town:	Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Natural Causes, 14 July 2015, aged 100 years, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Casterton Cemetery, Victoria
Memorials:	St Peters - St Peter's College WW2 Honour Roll

World War 2 Service

6 May 1940:	Enlisted SX2723
13 May 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant
4 Sep 1940:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX2723
4 Jan 1943:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major
29 Feb 1944:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 9th Division Cavalry Regiment

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