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CASSELL, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 234, 3208 |
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| 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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 234, Enlisted at Tatura, Victoria | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Driver, 3208, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres | |
| 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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles and Hannah Maria Cassell of Research, Victoria
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal