The Generals of WWII
Generals from Australia
Burston, Samuel Roy
Major-General
* 21st of March 1888
† 21st of August 1960
Promotions
| 1917-06-30 | Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1917-10-02 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1919-04-07 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1919-11-22 | Granted the Honorary rank of Colonel |
| 1921-08-01 | Temporary Colonel |
| 1921-09-01 | Colonel |
| 1940-07-01 | Temporary Brigadier |
| 1941-02-16 | Major-General |
Service
| 1917-06-30 | – | 1918-04-17 | Senior Medical Officer, Australian General Base Depot |
| 1918-04-18 | – | 1918-08-30 | Commanding Officer 1st Australian General Depot |
| 1918-08-31 | – | 1918-11-21 | Deputy Director of Medical Services, Le Havre [France] |
| 1918-11-22 | – | 1919-02-26 | Senior Medical Officer, Australian Base Depots |
| 1918-11-22 | – | 1919-02-26 | Commanding Officer 1st Australian General Depot |
| 1918-11-22 | – | 1919-02-26 | Commanding Officer 3rd Army General Hospital |
| 1919-04-07 | – | 1919-08-20 | Assistant Director of Medical Services, Australian Imperial Force Depots in United Kingdom |
| 1921-08-01 | – | 1933-03-21 | Deputy Director of Medical Services, 4th Military District |
| 1934-02-27 | – | 1939-10-12 | Deputy Director of Medical Services, 4th Military District |
| 1939-07-01 | – | Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of Australia | |
| 1939-10-13 | – | 1940-04-03 | Assistant Director of Medical Services, 6th Australian Infantry Division [Middle East] |
| 1940-04-04 | – | 1940-11-27 | Deputy Director of Medical Services, I Australian Corps [Middle East] |
| 1940-11-28 | – | 1942-03-31 | Director of Medical Services, Australian Imperial Force [Middle East] |
| 1942-04-01 | – | 1948-01-07 | Director-General of Medical Services, Army Headquarters |
| 1943-02-11 | – | Honorary Physician to the Governor-General of Australia | |
| 1945-08-21 | – | Honorary Physician to the King | |
| 1948-01-07 | Retired | ||
| 1952-05-05 | – | Honorary Colonel, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps |
Picture source: Courtesy of Paul Godley