received a British Empire Medal (Civil Division) in "recognition of service to diving and collection of war relics". The City of Houston in Texas made Burchell an Honorary Citizen in recognition of the discovery of wreck of the USS Houston. Publications One Foot in the Grave: An Autobiography, 1967 The Bells of Sunda Strait, 1971, Rigby, Adelaide () and 1972, R. Hale, London: Rigby,Adelaide () My World: An Autobiography, 1988, () A Life Downunder: An Autobiography, 1999, Charnwood Library, UK () See also Engelbrecht Cave References 1924 births 2009 deaths Australian underwater divers People from Millicent, South Australia Australian recipients of the British Empire Medal Australian amputees Writers from South Australia South Australian National Football League administrators Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II