John Acheson BURSTAL

BURSTAL, John Acheson

    Service Numbers: 53925, Officer
    Enlisted: 26 April 1918, Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: HMAS Rushcutter (Shore)
    Born: Malvern, VIC, 18 June 1899
    Home Town: Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales
    Schooling: Scots College Sydney
    Occupation: Bank Clerk
    Died: Bellevue Hill, Sydney, NSW, 29 March 1976, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW
    Sirius Walls, Wall C, Position 79
    Memorials: Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Apr 1918: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 53925, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, Sydney, NSW
    19 Jun 1918: Embarked Private, 53925, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, SS Field Marshal, Sydney
    19 Jun 1918: Involvement Private, 53925, 1st to 15th (NSW) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Field Marshal embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''

    World War 2 Service

    29 Aug 1939: Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Rushcutter (Shore), Williamstown, Vic.
    14 Jan 1946: Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant

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    Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

    JOHN ACHESON BURSTAL, the son of Mr. Frederick Scott Burstal and Mrs. Evelyn Burstal, was born on 18th June, 1899, at Melbourne, and was educated at the Scots College, Sydney.

    He entered the service of the Bank on 7th May, 1916, and was appointed to the Western Branch, Sydney.

    John Burstal enlisted on 27th April, 1918, in the 33rd Battalion, A.I.F., and was promoted to extra regimental sergeant, conducting N.C.O., No. 3 group.

    Source Bank of NSW Roll of Honour

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