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BURCHER, Raymond Percival

Service Numbers:	3500, 3600
Enlisted:	21 November 1916, Enlisted in Bathurst (aged 39 years).
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Training Battalion (AIF)
Born:	September 1877, place not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	The King’s School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grazier
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World War 1 Service

21 Nov 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3500, 54th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Bathurst (aged 39 years).
23 Jan 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
24 Jan 1917:	Involvement Private, 3600, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
24 Jan 1917:	Embarked Private, 3600, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney
23 Jul 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3500, Disembarked in Davenport and marched into the 4th Training Battalion in Hurdcott Camp, located in Wiltshire, England.
1 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3500, 4th Training Battalion (AIF), Proceeded overseas to France via Southampton, England.
15 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 3500, 4th Training Battalion (AIF), Transferred to the Australian Army Service Corps.
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3500, Reverted to Private.
1 Apr 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3500, Taken on strength No.1 Australian Divisional Motor Transport Company in France.
25 Mar 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3500, Return to Australia as per SS ‘Port Denison’.
12 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3500, Discharged at the 2nd Military District in Sydney.

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