Alfred George BURRELL

BURRELL, Alfred George

Service Number: 2584
Enlisted: 1 February 1916, Geelong, Vic.
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 5th Machine Gun Battalion
Born: Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1897
Home Town: Shelford, Golden Plains, Victoria
Schooling: Inverleigh State School No. 1147, Victoria, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, June 1965, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria
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World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2584, 29th Infantry Battalion, Geelong, Vic.
14 Mar 1916: Involvement Private, 2584, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: ''
14 Mar 1916: Embarked Private, 2584, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne
22 Aug 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Machine Gun Company, France
1 Apr 1918: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, France
8 Aug 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2584, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, The Battle of Amiens
1 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2584, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne
29 Sep 1918: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2584, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal
12 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2584, 5th Machine Gun Battalion, RTA 5 July 1919 and discharged (TPE).

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