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BURKETT, Charles Wesley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1632 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 January 1916, Served in the Cadets, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Strathalbyn, South Australia, May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | State School, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 6/9/1916-wounded Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France, 16 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Plot X, Row E, Grave No. 4, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Central School Honour Roll, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1632, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Served in the Cadets, Citizen Military Forces. | |
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| 17 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1632, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1632, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Aeneas, Fremantle | |
| 6 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1632, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , GSW to legs, DOW at No 20 General Hospital, Camiers, France |
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