BURRELL, John
| Service Number: | 2134 |
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| 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, Wellington St. John The Baptist Church Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2134, 54th Infantry Battalion, Cumnock, NSW | |
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| 19 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2134, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2134, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Sydney | |
| 21 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 2134, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2134 awm_unit: Australian Veterinary Hospital awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-21 |
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Add my storyBiography 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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