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William BURCHETT

Regimental number2117
Date of birth15 January 1889
Place of birthLondon, England
SchoolBow Council School, London, England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSister, Mrs Annie Thomas, 65 Usher Road, Bow, London, England
Enlistment date11 February 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 16 January 1919
Discharge date19 July 1919
Other detailsWar service: Egypt, Gallipoli, France, Belgium. Wounded, Gallipoli, September 1915; remained on duty. Wounded, 2nd occasion, Hamel, France, June 1918; remained on duty, then invalided to 10th Canadian Hospital, Rouen, 10 August 1918 (suffering from shell shock), thence to Military Hospital, Cardiff, Wales; Barry, Wales; Cavalry Barracks, Newport, Monmouth; invalided to Australia, 2 May 1919; in hospital at Keswick, Angas College, North Adelaide, Burnside, Torrens Park, South Australia. Discharged, July 1919, as medically unfit.
Date of death19 April 1956
Age at death72
Place of burialAIF Cemetery (Row 8, Grave No. 70), West Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia

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