Regimental number 3461
Place of birth Robertson New South Wales
Religion Church of England
Occupation Carpenter
Address Robertson, New South Wales
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 21
Next of kin Father, Thomas Edward Bursill, Robertson, New South Wales
Enlistment date 9 November 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Unit name 1st Pioneer Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 14/13/4
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records 22
Place of burial Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row A, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
Australian War Memorial 171
Miscellaneous information from
cemetery records Parents: Thomas and Elizabeth BURSILL, Robertson, New South Wales
Other details
War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal