Alfred CASSELL

CASSELL, Alfred

Service Numbers: 234, 3208
Enlisted: 13 September 1914, Enlisted at Tatura, Victoria
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 15th Field Company Engineers
Born: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town: Research, Nillumbik, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 October 1917
Cemetery: The Huts Cemetery, ​Dickebusch, Belgium
Plot X111, Row C, Grave 9 Headstone inscription reads:In loving memory of the dear son of Mr. & Mrs. C. Cassell of Research, The Huts Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

13 Sep 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 234, Enlisted at Tatura, Victoria
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Driver, 3208, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Driver, 3208, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Borda, Melbourne
9 Mar 1916: Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 15th Field Company Engineers, Transferred from 2 Field Artillery Brigade
25 Apr 1916: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 15th Field Company Engineers, At Ferry Post
21 Oct 1917: Involvement Lance Corporal, 234, 15th Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 234 awm_unit: 15th Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-21

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Charles and Hannah Maria Cassell of Research, Victoria

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War  Medal, Victory Medal