Charles William SAYWELL

SAYWELL, Charles William

    Service Number: 1839
    Enlisted: 30 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 1892
    Home Town: Geelong, Greater Geelong, Victoria
    Schooling: State School, Geelong, Victoria
    Occupation: Carter
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 13 July 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 11, Row B, Grave 34 Headstone inscription reads: He gave his all, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Newtown Chilwell State School Roll of Honor, Warrnambool Soldiers' Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    30 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1839, 5th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
    14 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 1839, 5th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    14 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 1839, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Charles William Saywell and Margaret Saywell nee Palmer of 36 Swanston Street, Geelong, Victoria. Brother of Stella Victoria Saywell, Thomas Palmer Saywell who returned to Australia on 9 March 1919 having served with the 23rd Battalion, Adelaide Maud Saywell, Lilian Margaret Saywell, Ethel Mary Saywelland Ernest John Saywell

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

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