Max Tortsan
Photograph courtesy of Ben Hirsh
Alias on 14.01.1918 was charged under the name of David Burke
Born 12.12.1898
Place Nesvizh (?), Belarus
Ethnic origin Jewish
Religion Jewish
Father Isidore Tortsan
Mother Rachel Tortsan
Family
Wife Beda Tortsan (nee Shannon); wife Ethel Maude Tortsan (née Edwards), married 1942
Residence before arrival at Australia Served in Capetown Highlanders in German West Africa
Arrived at Australia
from South Africa
on 22.08.1915
per Nestor
disembarked at Sydney
Residence before enlistment Sydney
Occupation 1915 tailor; 1916 miner; 1940 steward, 1948 salesman
Service 1 (Depot)
service number 3957
enlisted 31.08.1915
POE Holsworthy, NSW
unit 2nd Battalion
rank Private
discharged 29.12.1915 as undesirable
Service 2 service number 6127
enlisted 17.05.1916
POE Sydney
unit 1st Battalion, 1st MG Battalion
rank Private
place Western Front, 1918
final fate RTA 23.08.1919
discharged 12.11.1919
Service 3 (WWII)
service number N72608
enlisted 14.05.1940
POE Paddington, NSW
unit 11 GB
rank Private
discharged 27.10.1943
Naturalisation 1948
Residence after the war Sydney
Died 14.09.1974, Sydney; buried Rookwood Cemetery
Materials
Naturalisation (NAA) (Tortsan)
Digitised WWI service records (NAA) (Tortson)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM) (Fortsan - in error)
Court martial file 1 2 (NAA) (Tortsan & Tortson)
Records of the Assistant Provost Marshal (AWM) (Tortsan)
WWII service records (NAA) (Tortsan)