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| Sir William Burnett, M.D. R.N. | Explanation | ||
| (portrait). | |||
| Date (from) | (Date to) | Personal | |
| January 1779 | Born (Montrose, Scotland). | ||
| 17?? | Apprenticed to a surgeon in Montrose. | ||
| 1814 | Private practice as physician at Chichester. | ||
| 25 May 1831 | K.C.H. (Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order), civil | ||
| 13 April 1835 | Physician in Ordinary to king William IV. | ||
| 16 August 1850 | K.C.B. (Knight Commander of the Bath). | ||
| 30 April 1855 | Retired to Chichester with pension of ?1,000 per year. | ||
| 16 February 1861 | Died. | ||
| Literature: (DNB; Lloyd & Coulter). | |||
| Date | Rank | ||
| 9 June 1832 | Physician-General of the Navy | ||
| 25 January 1841 | Inspector-General of Naval Hospitals and Fleets | ||
| 1 January 1844 | Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy | ||
| Date from | Date to | Service | |
| 17?? | Assistant Surgeon in Goliath | ||
| 1??? | In charge of hospitals for POWs at Portsmouth & Forton. | ||
| 1795 | Surgeons mate in Edgar | ||
| 1810 | Physician & Inspector of Hospitals to Mediterranean fleet. | ||
| 1813 | In medical charge of prison hulks at Chatham. | ||
| 1822 | Member of Victualing Board. | ||
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