BURRELL, George Edward
(Service number 85661)
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Birth
| Date | 19 January 1887 | Place of Birth | Ohoka, Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
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| Address at Enlistment | Selwyn Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Wool storeman | ||
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| Marital Status | Married | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs F. E. BURRELL (wife), Selwyn Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Death
| Date | 6 May 1954 | Age | 67years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
George Edward Burrell was the oldest son of Charles Edward and Elizabeth Dora Maria (Lizzie, née Bockmann) Burrell. George came to Waimataitai School from Ohaka at the age of seven. He married Florence Elizabeth Hutchins in 1911 and had one daughter living when he enlisted - Merle Krithia Anzac born in 1915. The first-born, Alma Dorothy, died in 1913 at 15 months. His brother, Charles Henry Burrell, also enlisted, and another brother, Arthur Stanley Burrell, was aclled up for service. .
Sources
NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 December 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [17 December 2017]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [17 December 2017]
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