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Details contained in Service record of Charles Edward Burgar
|
Name |
Charles Edward Burgar |
|
Age |
18 |
|
Height |
5’ 7” |
|
Complexion |
Fresh |
|
Eyes |
Blue |
|
Hair |
Fair |
|
Date Enlisted |
18/8/1919 at Whitehall |
|
Regiment |
Royal Field Artillery |
|
Rank |
Gunner |
|
Number |
New No 6035628 ? |
|
Date Discharged |
8/9/1921 |
|
Medals |
Nil |
Discharged
from RA RFA on 8th September 1921, 'being no longer fit for war service para
392(xvi) KR'
Location, dates and duration of service
|
Place |
Date from |
Date to |
Years |
Days |
| Unknown |
18/8/1919 |
8/9/1921 |
2 |
20 |
|
|
|
Total |
2 |
20 |
Dischage Certificate of Charles Edward (Ted) Burgar from the Army in 1921.
Summary of the above is:
Serial No 15291, Certificate of Discharge no 299401 (crossed out and the words
'New No 6035628')
Charles Edward Burgar, enlisted at Whitehall 18th August 1919 (age of birth
given as 1901) and first posting was to RFA. He held the rank of Gunner, and was
discharged from RH RFA on 8th September 1921, 'being no longer fit for war
service para 392(xvi) KR'
Length of service 2 years and 20days and nil years and nil days in Army Reserve
or Territorial Army.
Description when he left Army was that he was 5ft 7” with Fresh complexion.
Since Ted was only 5'7” and aged 18 it suggests that he was not fully grown.
His record states that
Specialist Qualifications (Military) 'Nil',
'Chevrons Nil';
Medals, clasps, Decorations and mention in Dispatches 'Nil'
Wound Stripes 'Nil'