Henry John BURROWS

Regimental number2157
Place of birthPenrith New South Wales
SchoolPenrith Superior Public School, New South Wales
Other trainingMechanic's apprenticeship served with Henry Vale at Auburn, NSW.
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressRiley Street, Penrith, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinFather, E C Burrows, Penrith, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date23 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name1st Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 11
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/20/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 9 November 1915
FateDied of wounds 31 March 1918
Place of death or woundingPeronne, France
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No. 1), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edward and Rubena BURROWS; brother of George BURROWS "Woodland", Angus Street, Ryde, New South Wales. Native of Penrith, New South Wales~
Family/military connectionsBrother: Lieutenant George BURROWS, MC & Bar, 14th Field Company Engineers, returned to Australia.