BURCHELL, Albert William
| Service Number: | SX391 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1939, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Islington, England, 24 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Peterborough (Formerly Petersburg), South Australia |
| Schooling: | England and Australia |
| Occupation: | Painter's Labourer (Unemployed) |
| Died: | 2 March 1984, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Altona Memorial Park, Victoria Rock Pool, Garden Bed 19, Section GN, Position 88 |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1939: | Involvement Corporal, SX391, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Keswick, SA | |
| 20 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX391 | |
| 18 Jan 1945: | Discharged | |
| 18 Jan 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX391 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Mrs W PROTHERO and the late Mr W BURCHELL, of Tottenham, England. Educated in both England and Australia, Albert was interested in all sport and played cricket and football. Married and residing at 37 Pulteney Street, Adelaide, he was an Architect-in-Chief's Department for several years mostly in the Middle North. After six years in Peterborough he enlisted in October 1939. Leaving Australia in April 1940, and after six months in England he went to the Middle East and took part in the campaign to Tobruk. Invalided from there to Palestine Base Depot he was then transferred to the Provost Corps.
Cremated Centennial Park Cemetery
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