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GELL, Walter

Service Number:	1365
Enlisted:	10 November 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Wellington, New South Wales, Australia, 10 February 1889
Home Town:	Glebe, New South Wales
Schooling:	Glebe Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 20 May 1915, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	4th Battalion Parade Ground Cemetery A. 1.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glebe War Memorial

World War 1 Service

10 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1365, 3rd Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1365, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1365, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney
25 Apr 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1365, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
20 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Enlisted and served as HARDING, Peter