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MICHELL, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1598, 1698 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Later transferred to the 1st Battalion but date not clear |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bondi, New South Wales, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Bondi Public School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery Row D, Grave 3, 4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1598, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW. Later transferred to the 1st Battalion but date not clear | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1698, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1698, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 1598, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1598 awm_unit: 1 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-02 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frank Couch Michell and Hannah Elizabeth Michell of 92 Regent Street, Paddington, NSW formerly of 7 Bathurst Street, Woollahra, NSW.
Brother of Frank Couch Michell who was killed in action on 29 September 1917 while serving with the 56th Battalion and has no known grave. Name appears on Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Panel 29
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also participated in Compulsory Training Scheme