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Name	Herbert Henry Burvett
Born	October, 1896 Benalla, Victoria, Australia
Died	7 August, 1915 (aged 18) at sea
Cause of Death	killed in action
Cultural Heritage	English Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Religious Influence	Presbyterian Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Burvett, Marla (mother) Burvett, Alfred Stephen (father) Burvett, Dorothy Emma (sister) Burvett, Irene Elsa (sister) Burvett, Reginald Stephen (brother) Honeyman, Letitia (aunt) Jerram, Emma (grandmother) Burvett, Clara Priscilla (grandmother)
Occupation or Descriptor *	soldier (1915-1915) Overseas
Military Service *	World War I (1915-1915) 6th Battalion (1915-1915) Dardanelles campaign, 1915-16 (1915-1915)

* Dates are approximate

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