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JEWELL, William Benjamin Thomas

Service Number:	189
Enlisted:	11 January 1915
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Moonta, South Australia, Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide Gilles Street Primary School WW1 Honour Roll (New), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

11 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 189, 21st Infantry Battalion
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 189, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 189, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 189, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 189 awm_unit: 60th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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