Roy Burston
Major General Sir Samuel Roy Burston, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ, VD, FRCP, FRCPE, FRACP (21 March 1888 – 21 August 1960) was an Australian soldier, physician, and horse racing identity. The son of James Burston, a prominent Melbourne soldier and businessman, Burston graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1910. After graduation, he worked with children at the Adelaide Children's Hospital and Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory.
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Roy Burston
Major General Sir Samuel Roy Burston, KBE, CB, DSO, KStJ, VD, FRCP, FRCPE, FRACP (21 March 1888 – 21 August 1960) was an Australian soldier, physician, and horse racing identity. The son of James Burston, a prominent Melbourne soldier and businessman, Burston graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 1910. After graduation, he worked with children at the Adelaide Children's Hospital and Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory.
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Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal
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1888-03-21
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Melbourne, Victoria
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Director General Medical Services
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1960-08-21
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South Yarra, Victoria
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Chairman of the Moonee Valley Racing Club
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Sir Samuel Roy Burston
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Ginger
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Director General of Medical Services
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Major General Sir Samuel Roy B ...... ple in the Northern Territory.
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Roy Burston
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