BURR, Harry
| Other Name: | Durr, Harry - Service Record, pg74 |
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| Service Number: | 1512 |
| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Millchester, Queensland, Australia, 26 April 1880 |
| Home Town: | Macknade, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Millchester, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer, Macknade Sugar Mill |
| Died: | Senile decay, Ingham, Queensland, Australia, 18 November 1951, aged 71 years |
| Cemetery: |
Halifax Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Millchester State School WWI Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1512 | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1512, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1512, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 25 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 9th Infantry Battalion |
Confusing names
Herman (Harry) August Christian Birr/Burr/Durr are the names we know about for this uncle of my grandmother, Violet Maud Wilkinson.
His Birth Certificate states "Herman Birr" son of Hermann Birr & Johanna (nee Nemutha) was born at Millchester, Charters Towers Queensland on 26 April, 1880.
He wrote on his Enlistment Form for WWI "Harry Durr" although this was corrected later in WWI to "Harry Burr" but he was discharged as "Harry Durr".
He purchased a property on 6 September, 1921 at Halifax, Queensland as "Herman Christian August Burr".
He married Nellie May Adams (b. 1901, d. 6/8/1965) on 26 April 1921 and worked at Macknade Sugar Mill.
He died (senile decay) on 18/11/1951 at Ingham, aged 71 and was buried next day at Halifax Cemetery.
Submitted 18 June 2026 by Lesley Bryant
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