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MACHELL, Burtie
| Service Number: | 3279 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 March 1916, at Kadina |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Georgetown, South Australia, August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Brinkworth, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | farmer |
| Died: | 1955, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hammond Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3279, 32nd Infantry Battalion, at Kadina | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3279, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3279, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 30 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3279, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, SW right thigh | |
| 24 Jun 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3279, 32nd Infantry Battalion, SW right leg and arm |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
Burtie Machell (otherwise known as Bertie Machell) was born in Georgetown, South Australia in 1893 to Mrs Sarah Machell, his mother, who was listed as his next of kin. On the 2nd of March 1916 at age 22, Burtie enlisted into the infantry, later embarking from Adelaide, South Australia on board HMAT A70 Ballarat and safely returning with no life-threatening injuries on 12 December 1918.
Prior to enlistment Burtie Machell worked as a farmer, living in Brinkwork, South Australia, and belonged to the Church of England. He also had previous experience in the Australian Imperial Force, having served 11 months in the Light Horse Regiment. His last rank was Private and his last unit was 2nd depot battalion A.I.F..
He was wounded at Ypres on 30 September 1917 and again on 24 June 1918.
He unfortunately passed away in 1955 and has a memorial that resides in Hammond, Mount Remarkable, South Australia, Australia.