John BURRELL

BURRELL, John

Service Number: 2134
Enlisted: 18 March 1916, Cumnock, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 54th Infantry Battalion
Born: Spring Hill, Orange, NSW, 1875
Home Town: Eurimbla, Wellington, New South Wales
Schooling: Spring Hill Public School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Heart Failure, Caulfield Military Hospital, Melbourne, Vic., Australia, 21 October 1918
Cemetery: Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia
Grave 314C, Coburg General Cemetery, Coburg, Victoria, Australia
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cumnock Memorial Gates, Eurimbla St Paul's Church Roll of Honour, Wellington Cenotaph, Wellington Hall of Memory Honour Roll
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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Catherine BURRELL

LATE PRIVATE JOHN BURRELL.
On Monday morning the sad news was received in town that Pte. John Burrell, who had been on active service and was returning home wounded, had passed away in the Caulfield Military Hospital (Melbourne) from heart failure, following a sever attack of rheumatism. The deceased soldier, who only arrived back in Australia on Saturday, 12th inst, was well-known district resident, having  resided at Curra Creek for upwards of 30 years, and was 42 years of age. He enlisted in Molong and saw two years fighting. He was a married man with two children, who are left to mourn the loss,  of a brave and noble husband and fatlier. His brothers are (Messrs. William Burrell (Gilgandra), Albert Burrell (Wellington); sisters, Mrs Johnston (wife of the late Cpl. W. J. Johnston, killed in France), Mrs. McGuire (Singleton), Mrs. N. G. Eathcott (Auburn) whose husband is on active service. Mrs. J. Munro (Gollan), Mrs. G. A. Rich (Curra Creek).

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