The AIF Project

Neil McKay BURBURY

Regimental number52255
Date of birth6 January 1897
Place of birthOatlands, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPastoralist
AddressPark Farm, Jericho, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 1.5"
Weight115 lbs
Next of kinFather, T J Burbury, Park Farm, Jericho, Tasmania
Previous military service26th ALH
Enlistment date21 February 1918
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll22 February 1918
Place of enlistmentHobart, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1 to 3 (WA) and (TAS) Reinforcements (May-Oct 1918)
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/111/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMATA14 Euripides on 1 May 1918
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Depot Unit of Supply
FateReturned to Australia 23 September 1919
Discharge date1 December 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ascanius', embarked 23 September 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 6 November 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Hobart, 1 December 1919.

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death14 April 1967
Age at death70
Place of burialOatlands Uniting Cemetery, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, BURBURY Neil McKay

Print format    


© The AIF Project 2024, UNSW Canberra. Not to be reproduced without permission.