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KEDDELL, George Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 338 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queenscliff State School no. 2373, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Store assistant & driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Morcourt, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Portarlington St John's Church Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 338, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 338, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 338, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 338, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 8 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 338, 14th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli | |
| 9 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Machine Gun Company, Egypt | |
| 6 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 338, 4th Machine Gun Company, Battle for Pozières | |
| 28 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 338, 4th Machine Gun Company, SW left arm sustained near Triangle Wood (Arras sector) France | |
| 24 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance, France | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion, France | |
| 14 Feb 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Field Ambulance, France | |
| 26 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 338, 4th Field Ambulance, German Spring Offensive 1918 | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 338, 4th Field Ambulance, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 338, 4th Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 338 awm_unit: 4th Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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