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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created human Helen Cohn updated 2026-03-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P005857b.htm person Burston Samuel Roy KBE AACR2 21 March 1888 21 August 1960 Place of Birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Place of Death South Yarra, Victoria, Australia Physician Samuel Burston was a physician renowned for his service to the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps. First commissioned as Captain in 1912 he served with distinction in both world wars, his military career coming to an end in 1948 when he relinquished the post of Director General of Medical Services. In his various postings he worked to anticipate hygiene and medical problems and circumvent them. This included initiating research into the causes of diarrhoea and other diseases. Such was the respect in which he was held that his plans for addressing complex medical problems affecting the troops were accepted by General Blamey without question. In particular, Burston was at the forefront of the Army's campaign against malaria in the west Pacific area and was influential in the establishment of the Land Headquarters Medical Research Unit in Cairns. In the post-war period he was responsible for the provision of medical services to Commonwealth occupation forces in Japan and for the demobilisation of the Army Medical Services. 1910 1910 Education - MB BS, University of Melbourne 1911 1911 Career position - Resident Medical Officer, Adelaide Children's Hospital 1911 1912 Career position - Medical inspector of Aborigines, Northern Territory 1914 Career position - Honorary Assistant Physician, Adelaide Hospital 1915 1920 Military service - First World War. Colonel, Assistant Director Medical Services, Australian Imperial Forces 1 Jan 1918 1 Jan 1918 Award - Distinguished Service Order (DSO) - AIF - Medical Corps 12 Dec 1919 12 Dec 1919 Award - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) - Army - Medical Corps AIF 1927 1927 Award - Volunteer Decoration (VD) 1933 1933 Education - Member, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh 1933 1947 Career position - Honorary Physician, (Royal) Adelaide Hospital 1937 1937 Education - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh 1938 1960 Career position - Founding Fellow, Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1939 1945 Military service - Second World War. Colonel, Director General, Medical Services 16 Apr 1942 16 Apr 1942 Award - Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) - Australian Military Forces, Middle East 1945 1945 Career position - Fellow, Royal College of Physicians, London 1945 1945 Award - Knight of the Order of St John of Jerusalem (KStJ) 1945 1957 Career position - Chief Commissioner of St John Ambulance Australia 1948 1948 Life event - Retired as Director General of Medical Services in Australia, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 1952 1952 Award - Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) - Honours List 1952 1957 Award - Honorary Colonel, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps Australian Army Medical Corps (1902 - 1948)

Retired as Director General of Medical Services in Australia 1948

 Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP) (1938 - )

Founding Fellow 1938 - 1960

 Adelaide Hospital (1840 - )

Honorary Physician 1933 - 1947

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 'Burston, Samuel Roy (Ginger)', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Burston, Samuel Roy (Ginger) Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book: Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians McDonald, G. L. Roll of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Sydney Royal Australasian College of Physicians 1988-1994 Journal Article: Obituary: Samuel Roy Burston Johnston, William Obituary: Samuel Roy Burston 1961 Medical Journal of Australia 1961 1 184-7 Book: A Medical Emergency: Major-General 'Ginger' Burston and the Army Medical Service in World War II Howie-Willis, Ian A Medical Emergency: Major-General 'Ginger' Burston and the Army Medical Service in World War II Newport (N.S.W.) Big Sky Publishing 2012 Book Section: Burston, Sir Samuel Roy (1888-1960), physician and army officer Clerehan, Brian Burston, Sir Samuel Roy (1888-1960), physician and army officer Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1993 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 13: 1940 - 1980 A-De John Ritchie 314-315 Journal Article: Australian malariology during World War II (part 3 of "Pioneers of Australian military malariology" Howie-Willis, Ian Australian malariology during World War II (part 3 of "Pioneers of Australian military malariology" 2017 Journal of Military and Veteran's History 25 2 46-68 Book: An unending war: the Australian Army's struggle against malaria 1885 - 2015 Howie-Willis, Ian An unending war: the Australian Army's struggle against malaria 1885 - 2015 Newport (N.S.W.) Big Sky Publishing 2016 Resource: B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 CA 2002, 2 Echelon, Army Headquarters; CA 46, Department of Defence [III], Central Office B883 Second Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947 National Archives of Australia, RecordSearch