BIRRELL, Thomas
| Service Number: | 5805 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Midland Junction, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Influenza, No 30 General Hospital, Calais, France, 13 March 1919, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Les Baraques Military Cemetery, Sangatte, France (Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 18) Personal Inscription THE DEARLY LOVED SON OF MRS. JAMES BUDGE OF MIDLAND JUNCTION, W.A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Motherwell War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5805, 27th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Mar 1919: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5805, 27th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Son of Jemima Budge (formerly Birrell), of Sayer St., Midland Junction, Western Australia, and the late William Birrell.
Address-Meares Street, York, Western Australia
Age at embarkation 19
Next of kin
Mother, Mrs Jemina Budge, Charles Street, Midland Junction, Western Australia
Enlistment date
26 May 1916
Place of enlistment
Belmont, Western Australia
Embarked Fremantle, 30 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 December 1916; marched into 7th Training Bn, Rollestone, 29 December 1916.
Proceeded overseas to France, 4 February 1917; marched into No 2 Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 4 February 1917.
Proceeded to unit, 8 February 1917; taken on strength of 27th Bn, 9 February 1917.
Wounded in action, 1 March 1917; admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 1 March 1917 (shrapnel wound, left hand and buttock); transferred to No 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, no date stated; to No 31 Ambulance Train, 2 March 1917; to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 3 March 1917; to No 6 Convalescent Depot, Etaples, 16 March 1917; discharged and marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Etaples, 18 March 1917 (Class A).
Proceeded to unit, 23 March 1917; rejoined 27th Bn, 25 March 1917.
On leave to England, 3 February 1918; rejoined unit, 20 February 1918.
Admitted to No 30 General Hospital, Calais, 4 March 1919 (not yet diagnosed).
Contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
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