| Regimental number | 8773 |
| Place of birth | Marryatville, South Australia |
| School | Norwood Public School; St Paul's Pultneney St Chruch School, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Other training | School of Mines, Adelaide, SA |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Turner and fitter |
| Address | 99 Gilbert Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Weight | 186 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Arthur Burchell, 99 Gilbert Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Australian Infantry (1.5 years) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Driver |
| Unit name | 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/90/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A39 Port Macquarie on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Gassed, 8 October 1918; admitted to 12th Casualty Clearing station, and transferred to the Ambulance Train on October 9th. He died in the 2nd Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, October 19th. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Abbeville, France |
| Age at death | 32 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
| Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 20), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 13 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Arthur and the late Emily BURCHELL, 99 Gilbert Street, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Family/military connections | Cousins (1st) Edwin BURCHELL, invalided back to Australia with shell-shock to the heart; died on passage; (2nd) William George FOX, Light Horse, killed in action, Palestine. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 16 November 1915; disembarked Suez, 18 December 1915. Transferred from 2nd Divisional Ammunition Column, no date stated; taken on strength of 22nd Howitzer Battery, 10 March 1916, and posted 105 Battery. Appointed Wheeler at own request, 10 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, Alexandria, 18 March 1916; disembarked, Marseilles, France, 25 March 1916. Transferred to, and taken on strength of 5th Field Artillery Bde, 13 May 1916. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 19 December 1917. Promoted Corporal, 19 March 1918. On leave to United Kingdom, 19 August 1918; rejoined unit, 5 September 1918. Wounded in action, 8 October 1918, and admitted to No 12 Casualty Clearing Station the same day (gassed); transferred to Ambulance Train, 9 October 1918; to No 2 Stationary Hospital, Abbeville, 9 October 1918. Died, No 2 Stationary Hospital, 19 October 1918 (gas poisoning, and pneumonia). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BURCHELL Harold |
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