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BURCHELL, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 50007 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 December 1916, Enlisted Machine Gun Depot Seymour |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wiltshire, England , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Auburn South, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Miner |
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World War 1 Service
| 8 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Enlisted Machine Gun Depot Seymour | |
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| 4 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Promoted 23rd MG Company Seymour | |
| 11 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Promoted Acting Corporal Seymour Depot | |
| 18 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Promoted Acting Sergeant MG Depot Seymour | |
| 12 Apr 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Discharged at own request Family Reasons 116days service in Australia | |
| 20 Aug 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50007, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Involvement Private, 50007, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 21 Mar 1918: | Embarked Private, 50007, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 24 Mar 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Promoted Voyage Only Corporal HT Persia to UK | |
| 31 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Reverts to Tank of Private on allocation to reinforce 21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50007, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Admitted Fractured Skull Old Injury Non Battle Injury | |
| 27 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50007, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged Medically Unfit at 3MD from 116th Australian General Hospital Fractured Skull |
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