Sir Samuel Roy Burston
Preferred forename Roy
Major-General
- Born
- 21 March 1888, Melbourne, Victoria
- Died
- 21 August 1960, South Yarra, Victoria
- Sex
- Male
- Father
- James Burston (Lord Mayor of Melb and Maj-Gen AMF)
- Mother
- Marianne McBean
- Married Helen Elizabeth Culross (daughter of William Culross [qv]); father of Robin Archibald Burston [qv]
Degrees
| 1910 | Bachelor of Medicine | The University of Melbourne |
| 1910 | Bachelor of Surgery | The University of Melbourne |
| 1930 | Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (ad eundum gradum) | The University of Adelaide |
Career
- FRACP 1938, FRCP Lond 1945.
- Med practitioner (regd SA 8 Sep 1910).
- Consultant physician.
- KBE 1952, KStJ 1945.
- Honorary Physician to King George VI.
Military service
- First World War: Colonel 1st AIF (CBE 1919, DSO 1918, MID). Second World War: Major-General 2nd AIF (CB 1942). Honorary Colonel RAAMC 1952-57.