Charles BURCHELL

BURCHELL, Charles

Service Number: 50007
Enlisted: 8 December 1916, Enlisted Machine Gun Depot Seymour
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 21st Infantry Battalion
Born: Wiltshire, England , date not yet discovered
Home Town: Auburn South, Boroondara, Victoria
Occupation: Miner

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World War 1 Service

8 Dec 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Enlisted Machine Gun Depot Seymour
4 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Promoted 23rd MG Company Seymour
11 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Promoted Acting Corporal Seymour Depot
18 Jan 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Promoted Acting Sergeant MG Depot Seymour
12 Apr 1917: Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 23rd Machine Gun Company, Discharged at own request Family Reasons 116days service in Australia
20 Aug 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 50007, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements
21 Mar 1918: Involvement Private, 50007, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1918: Embarked Private, 50007, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Persic, Sydney
24 Mar 1918: Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, Promoted Voyage Only Corporal HT Persia to UK
31 May 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 21st Infantry Battalion, Reverts to Tank of Private on allocation to reinforce 21st Infantry Battalion
3 Aug 1918: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 50007, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, Admitted Fractured Skull Old Injury Non Battle Injury
27 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 50007, 21st Infantry Battalion, Discharged Medically Unfit at 3MD from 116th Australian General Hospital Fractured Skull

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