1901 Jul 17. Born York
1911 census living at 5 St Mary's Place, East Street, Farnham, Surrey
Given his date of birth it is not surprising that there is no MIC. Therefore whether this is Pte W H Burdsall who went missing 21 Aug 1920 at Bantry from Kings Liverpool Regt is not possible to say. However the name is not common, and the actions of this man after 1921 are certainly consisent with being a deserter
1921 Mar 18 Leaves Liverpool for New York on SS Caledonian. Arrives Mar 31. An engineer apprentice. He appears to have been deported in Jul 1921.
1922 Jul 10. Arrives in New York as a sailor working on SS Fort St George from Bermuda.
1922 Aug 8. Arrives from Cuba on SS Munarge. He is on the crew list as William H Burdsall, aged 21.
1923 Dec 15 . William Burdsall arrives in New York as a stowaway on SS Fort St George from Bermuda. He is single, a sailor and aged 22 years and 5 months (ie claiming birth Jul 1901 which fits this man). He is British and his father (no initials) lives at 110 Landsdowne Rd, Ellstone Pk, Leicester. (his father died in Leicester in 1928)
1926 Mar 11. William Henry Burdsall, age 24, English, arrives in New York on crew of "G Harrison Smith"
1926 Jul 18 Arrives New York from Baytown, Texas on crew of Halsey. He is a 25 year old American
1926 Aug 3. Signs on Halsey in Galvaston, Texas
1926 Dec 23. William Burdsall arrives in Astoria, Oregon from Manila Via Cebu, Philippines on "Stockton". He is a 25year old American
1954 Jul 13 William Burdsall (b1901) leaves New York with his wife Frances on SS Mauretania. He is a piano tuner. They are US citizens and will be staying at 58 Levin Way, Hayes, Middlesex. They are travelling tourist class and are bound for Southampton
1954 Jul 20 William Burdsall (b1901) leaves England with his wife Frances on SS Queen Elizabeth. He is a piano tuner. They are US citizens and have been staying at 58 Levin Way, Hayes, Middlesex. They are travelling tourist class and are bound for New York
1979 Sep Died from US Social Security data. Living at 10451 Bronx, Bronx, New York, United States of America. born 17 Jul 1901