Harry McCrea BURNSIDE

BURNSIDE, Harry McCrea

Service Number: 4371
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, Rye & District Pictorial Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

7 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4371, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
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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