Henry Mackay Burrell, RAN
| Born | 13 Aug 1904 | | Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 9 Feb 1988 | (83) | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
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| Ranks | | | 1 Jan 1918 | Cadet | | 15 May 1922 | Mid. | | 15 Sep 1924 | A/S.Lt. | | 15 Apr 1925 | S.Lt. | | 15 Jul 1926 | Lt. | | 15 Jul 1934 | Lt.Cdr. | | 30 Jun 1940 | Cdr. | | 8 Apr 1946 | A/Capt. | | 30 Jun 1946 | Capt. | | 7 Jul 1953 | Rear-Admiral | | 23 Feb 1955 | A/Rear-Admiral | | 24 Feb 1959 | Vice-Admiral |
Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Henry Mackay Burrell, RAN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMAS Norman (G 49) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 15 Sep 1941 | 22 Jun 1943 |
| HMAS Bataan (I 91) | Cdr. | Destroyer | 16 Apr 1945 | 6 Oct 1946 |
Career information
Transferred to the Emergency List on 24 February 1962.
Events related to this officer
21 Oct 1942
HMAS Norman (Cdr. H.M. Burrell, RAN) picks up 14 survivors from the British merchant Empire Nomad that was torpedoed and sunk eight days earlier by the German submarine U-159 about 230 nautical miles south of Cape Point, Cape Colony.