HURREY, Herbert Grindell
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Surgeon Lieutenant Commander |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Yarra (II) |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, 27 January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Melbourne Scotch College and Melbourne University |
| Occupation: | Medical Practitioner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, 16 December 1961, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Surgeon Lieutenant, Officer, Brisbane, Queensland |
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World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1915: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander |
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World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1915: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Surgeon Lieutenant, HMAS Yarra (II) | |
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| 1 Jul 1921: | Promoted Royal Australian Navy, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander | |
| 1 Apr 1924: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Surgeon Lieutenant Commander |
World War 2 Service
| 1 Apr 1924: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant Commander |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Surgeon-Lieut., R.A.N. Born at Herberton, and educated at Scotch College, Melbourne, and Melbourne University. The son of (late) Charles Gisborne Hurrey and Norah Hurrey, of Melbourne. On September 25th, 1914, he married Nina Ethel Crockett, daughter of (late) Maihen and Annie Crockett, of Denhugh Street, Armadale, Melbourne, and has now one son. Left Brisbane October 21 st, 1915, with the H.M.A. Destroyer Flotilla (Warrego, Yarra, and Parramatta), as M.O. in charge of flotilla. Service on high seas, Pacific, and China Station . Patrolling duties until April 21st, 1917..." - from Queenslanders Who Fought in the Grerat War (nla.gov.au)
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