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BURNSIDE, Harry McCrea
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4371 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 July 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Eaglehawk, Victoria, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Rye, Mornington Peninsula, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chemist |
| Died: | Southhampton, UK, 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute Roll of Honour, Eaglehawk Presbyterian Sunday School Roll of Honour, Parkville College of Pharmacy Honour Roll, Rye & District Pictorial Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4371, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 21 Mar 1916: | Involvement 4371, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Malwa embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1916: | Embarked 4371, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Malwa, Melbourne | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4371, 24th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 20 Apr 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 24th Infantry Battalion, England | |
| 28 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4371, 24th Infantry Battalion, Discharged as MU (illness) from the AIF in UK (having married an English girl). Did not RTA. |
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