BURCHILL G.A.

Given Names:  Gilbert Anderson

Service Number:  5550

Unit:  21st Battalion, 15th reinforcements                                                                         

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number:  133044

Age:  23 Yrs  8 Mths

Occupation:  Student                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9 In                     

Weight:  128 Lbs

Chest:  31-33½ In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  19/4/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Jane Chalmers Burchill

39 Princess Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                      

Embarkation Date:  25/9/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Shropshire A9

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Dongala 

Embarked:  26/3/1919                               

Disembarked:  16/5/1919

Unit:  21st Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  28/8/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  55092

Victory Medal:  53822

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1892

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Ethelwold BURCHILL                  

Mother:  Jane Chalmers ANDERSON

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:     

Spouse: Doris Emily ROBIN

DEATH

Date or Year: 4/4/1984                            

Place: Brighton, Victoria                          

Burial:  Melbourne General Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 3/5/1917; gun shot wound, right foot

Wounded in action 5/10/1918; gun shot wound, arm & thigh (left)

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Hawthorn Town Hall

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

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