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Private C.H. Burchell. Australian Imperial Force.To ID
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A search of an applicable AWM database for "Burchell" does not indicate any who may have the initials "G.H.". One possibility (and the perhaps closest?) is for a "Clive Harold Burchell" of the 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion who was reported missing in action in July 1916.
A quick look at his attestation paper suggests a possibility that, in his penmanship, his initial "C" could be mistaken for a "G". https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=3166869 |
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Wrong bloke in this case I think. The one in the photo is 2 Aust Div, probably a battalion of 5 or 6 Aust Inf Bde (17, 18, 19 Bns from NSW or 21, 22, 23 Bns from Victoria) going by the colour patch (20 Bn and 24 Bn had white upper colours).
Good follow up though. Keith |
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Thank you for the research and the effort to Blackadder and Keith.
Jo
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These are all the Burchells I could find in the AIF database.
https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/search?t...regNum=&place= 0007 BURCHELL, Charles 167 Brougham Street, Kew, Victoria 1st General (Victorian) Reinforcements 2127 BURCHELL, Charles Burkin Windsor Avenue, Murray Park, Magill, South Australia Field Artillery Brigade 3, Military District 4 1082 BURCHELL, Charles David Ida Street, Charlestown via Newcastle, New South Wales 35th Battalion, D Company 450 BURCHELL, Clive Harold 258 Angus Street, Adelaide, South Australia 32nd Battalion, B Company 3227 BURCHELL, Cyril Alfred East Adelaide, South Australia 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 26th Reinforcement 6848 BURCHELL, Edgar 7 Cardwell Street, Adelaide, South Australia 8th Infantry Brigade, 8th Field Ambulance Sections B and C 888 BURCHELL, Frederick Vernon Australian Flying Corps, No 4 Squadron, Headquarters 8773 BURCHELL, Harold 99 Gilbert Street, Adelaide, South Australia 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column 4663 BURCHELL, James 16 Hunter Street, Wonthaggi, Victoria 23rd Battalion, 12th Reinforcement 2847 BURCHELL, James Henry 1st Australian Remount Unit, 6th Reinforcement 5056 BURCHELL, Percy 3 Synagogue Place, Adelaide, South Australia 10th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement BURCHELL, Reginald John Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia Railway Unit, Section 4 74 BURCHELL, William Casterton, Victoria 4th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron 1871 BURCHELL, William James Adelaide, South Australia 48th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement 5340 BURCHELL, William James Royal Hotel, Caboolture, Queensland 9th Battalion, 17th Reinforcement 766 BURCHELL, William Thomas Maldon, Victoria 29th Battalion, C Company 4232 MOORE, Ralph Burchell 4 O'Brien Street, Bondi, New South Wales 4th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement 6357 NORTH, John Burchell Clonard, Horse Creek, Condamine, Queensland 26th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement Mick
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I think this is the one found by Backadder and also in Mick's (..great work.) list of Burchells.
450 Burchell,Clive Harold,'B' Company,32nd Battalion,A.I.F. living at 258 Adelaide St., Adelaide,SA https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/Sear...aspx?B=3166869 Initials changed fron G.H. to C.H. Tahnks guys for the help. Jo
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The Burchell in the photograph is not CH, 32 Bn. Firstly he is wearing a colour patch identifying him as a member of the 2nd Aust Division - CH Burchell never served with a unit of 2 Aust Div. As a member of 32 Bn he would have been wearing a horizontal rectangle, white over yellow. Secondly, CH Burchell was 18 years old and needed his parent's permission to enlist. The man in the photograph is not 18, or 19 years old as CH would have been on his death in 1916. Only one of those Burchells was posted to a unit of 2 Aust Div and he was invalided home. Regards, Keith |
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Well Keith you know more about this subject that I ever will. I went by the enlistment card posted by Blackadder and the Burchell list from slick mick.......Perhaps this chap's name will remain a mystery...at least for a little more time. Also, it would not be the first time the IWM made a mistake in ID of a soldier.
Thanks Jo
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