2393 Ernest Howard SECCULL

Date of enlistment	12^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	C Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Wounded in Action twice – incl at Pozieres Hospitalised sick three times Promoted to Corporal

Summary of Corporal Seccull’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
20^th July 1919	Australia	Discharged
5^th April 1919	England	Returned to Australia on the ‘Warwickshire’
29^th January 1919	France	Sailed to Weymouth
19^th November 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
14^th November 1918	France	To 6^th AFA sick with influenza
8^th November 1918	France	Returned from leave
29^th October 1918	England	Promoted to Corporal
21^st October 1918	France	Proceeded on English leave
30^th September 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
14^th August 1918	France	To hospital in Camiers, USA General Hospital
13^th August 1918	France	Wounded in Action (2nd occasion) – Gunshot wound to head
13^th July 1918	France	Re-joined Battalion
28^th June 1918	France	Discharged to Unit from hospital
19^th June 1918	France	To hospital sick
23^rd May 1918	France	Promoted to Lance Corporal
17^th October 1917	England	Proceeded to France from Hurdcott via Southampton
15^th October 1917	England	Absent without leave, No.3 Command Depot Hurdcott – 2 days pay deducted
19^th April 1917	England	Absent without leave – 8 days pay forfeited
23^rd February 1917	England	Sick to military hospital Wareham – Synovitis of knee
29^th December 1916	England	Absent without leave at Wareham – 31 days pay deducted
10^th December 1916	England	Absent without leave at Wareham – 10 days pay deducted
27^th October 1916	England	Marched out to No.4 Command Depot Wareham
19^th October 1916	England	Reported back from furlough at Perham Down
30^th September 1916	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down from hospital
10^th August 1916	England	Admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Fishponds Bristol
9^th August 1916	France	Embarked at Rouen on HS ‘Aberdonian’
5^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – Gunshot wound to shoulder, hip, knee and hand
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked at Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join BEF from Alexandria
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength at Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into depot