Bendigo Military Museum
Administrative record - RECORD OF SERVICE BOOK, Albert J. Mullett, Govt Printer, 1914
... ...Theodore Alexander Burgen..."Theodore Alexander Burgen" served in the Senior Cadets & CMF under the Compulsory Universal Training Scheme.
...Written on white label is : “BURGEN Theodore Alexander, Training Area 50A St Kilda West. ..."Theodore Alexander Burgen" served in the Senior Cadets & CMF under the Compulsory Universal Training Scheme.
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"Theodore Alexander Burgen" served in the Senior Cadets & CMF under the Compulsory Universal Training Scheme.
Cadet NR - No number.
CMF NR - 337 Rank Gnr/Cpl.
WW2 NR - VX54833 Enlisted 5 May 1941 Rank S/Sgt in 107 Aust Brigade W.....
Of note is that his Cpls pass certificate was signed by Maj. G.A. Vasey.1. This is a pocket sized book. The cover is hard cardboard covered with khaki buckram. In the centre of the front cover is a little square label showing record of service, name, Training area and DOB. Inside are pages of army forms and with handwritten reports and measurements.
2. Loosely inserted at the rear is a paper certificate. It is a Qualifying Certificate for Corporal. Dated 19th July 1921.Written near the spine is the name "BURGEN T". Written on white label is : “BURGEN Theodore Alexander, Training Area 50A St Kilda West. Year of Birth - 1902”.record of service book, ww1, ww2, theodore alexander burgen, administrative record