BURVILL, William
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 23 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Chaplains' Department |
| Born: | Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, 28 August 1879 |
| Home Town: | Heatherton, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Church of England Clergyman |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 15 January 1965, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sherwood (St. Matthew's) Anglican Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Laura RSL Members WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jan 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Australian Army Chaplains' Department, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Chilka embarkation_ship_number: A51 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Australian Army Chaplains' Department, HMAT Chilka, Melbourne |
With the troops to Egypt
WITH THE TROOPS TO EGYPT.
There should be a very large attendance at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, when Rev. William Burvill delivers his lecture "With the Troops to Egypt." While it will be of special interest to those who have relations or friends on active service, there is no one to whom the life of Our Boys abroad is uninteresting, and a lecturer with the experiences of Mr Burvill will be greatly welcomed. A report in the "Age" on the lecture delivered by Mr Burvill in Melbourne states :— "There was a large attendance when the Rev, W. Burvill delivered a very interesting lecture descriptive of his visit to Egypt as chaplain on board an Australian troopship.The views shown of Colombo, Suez Canal, Cairo, Mena Camp, the Pyramids, and various scenes on the Nile, were a fine collection, and, with the racy verbal descriptions given by the lecturer, those present spent close upon two hours most profitably. The lecturer had a fund of humor and anecdote which greatly appealed to his audience.During his stay in Egypt he gathered a great deal of interesting information."
Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle Saturday 16 October 1915
Submitted 12 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
WITH THE TROOPS TO EGYPT.
There should be a very large attendance at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, when Rev. William Burvill delivers his lecture "With the Troops to Egypt." While it will be of special interest to those who have relations or friends on active service, there is no one to whom the life of Our Boys abroad is uninteresting, and a lecturer with the experiences of Mr Burvill will be greatly welcomed. A report in the "Age" on the lecture delivered by Mr Burvill in Melbourne states :— "There was a large attendance when the Rev, W. Burvill delivered a very interesting lecture descriptive of his visit to Egypt as chaplain on board an Australian troopship.The views shown of Colombo, Suez Canal, Cairo, Mena Camp, the Pyramids, and various scenes on the Nile, were a fine collection, and, with the racy verbal descriptions given by the lecturer, those present spent close upon two hours most profitably. The lecturer had a fund of humor and anecdote which greatly appealed to his audience.During his stay in Egypt he gathered a great deal of interesting information."
Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle Saturday 16 October 1915
WITH THE TROOPS TO EGYPT.
There should be a very large attendance at the Town Hall on Tuesday night, when Rev. William Burvill delivers his lecture "With the Troops to Egypt." While it will be of special interest to those who have relations or friends on active service, there is no one to whom the life of Our Boys abroad is uninteresting, and a lecturer with the experiences of Mr Burvill will be greatly welcomed. A report in the "Age" on the lecture delivered by Mr Burvill in Melbourne states :— "There was a large attendance when the Rev, W. Burvill delivered a very interesting lecture descriptive of his visit to Egypt as chaplain on board an Australian troopship.The views shown of Colombo, Suez Canal, Cairo, Mena Camp, the Pyramids, and various scenes on the Nile, were a fine collection, and, with the racy verbal descriptions given by the lecturer, those present spent close upon two hours most profitably. The lecturer had a fund of humor and anecdote which greatly appealed to his audience.During his stay in Egypt he gathered a great deal of interesting information."
Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle Saturday 16 October 1915