BIRCHALL, Frederick
| Service Number: | 675 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps |
| Born: | Dunedin, New Zealand, February 1881 |
| Home Town: | Barmera, Berri and Barmera, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Barmera, South Australia, 2 July 1942, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera Cemetery, South Australia Barmera Lawn, 83N |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 675, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Te Anau embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 20 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 675, 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, SS Te Anau, Sydney |
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Father William Birchall, Otago, New Zealand.
On enlisting he was 34yrs 8mths old; 5' 7" tall; 9 stone; dark complexion; black hair; single. a bricklayer, lived c/o Mrs Coleman, Wynnum Sth, Bris, QLD - CoE.
Previous service - 3yrs Dunedin Engineers.
22/10/1915 Enlisted in Brisbane, QLD
20/11/1915 Embarked from Sydney, onboard HMAT Te Anau
as a Private in 4th Infantry Battalion, Naval & Military Forces
- Special Tropical Corps for Rabaul
6/5/1916 detailed for duty in the Telephone Exchange
9/1/1917 Corporal
12/2/1917 proceeded to Aust per SS Morinda - for leave
4/6/1918 Embarked at Brisbane, on SS Marsina to Rabaul
3/3/1919 Appointed Police Master at Wanimo
9/7/1919 transfer from Native Police to Pioneers
10/9/1919 Embarked Rabaul onboard SS Melusia for leave and discharge
1/12/1919 discharged
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. January 2016. Lest we forget.