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BURCHELL, Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | SN 6848, 6848 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 22 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Pulmonary tuberculosis, At sea (Indian Ocean (HMAHS Kanowna)), 27 January 1918, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 6848 | |
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| 10 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 6848, 8th Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 6848, 8th Field Ambulance, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 27 Jan 1918: | Involvement Private, 6848, 15th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 6848 awm_unit: 15th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-01-27 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Son of George Burchell and Ellen Nicholls