Henry Burrell (Admiral) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vice Admiral Sir Henry Mackay Burrell KBE, CB (13 August 1904 - 9 February 1988) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). He served as Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) from 1959 to 1962. Born at Wentworth Falls in New South Wales, Burrell entered the Royal Australian Naval College in 1918 as a thirteen-year-old cadet. His first posting at sea was aboard the cruiser HMAS Sydney. During the 1920s and 1930s, Burrell served a number of years on exchange with the Royal Navy, specialising as a navigator.