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BURCHELL, Reginald John
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1917, Broadmeadows |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 20 May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Parliamentarian - Member of House of Representatives |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia, 20 June 1955, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW Cremated |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Railway Unit (AIF), Broadmeadows | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Lieutenant, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Jul 1918: | Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in controlling railway operations, which involved the moving of troops and rolling stock and also the evacuation of wounded. He worked, with limited facilities for three days and nights continuously. It was due to his care and watchfulness that a successful evacuation was rendered possible, and that engines and rolling stock did not fall into the hands of the enemy. | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company |
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