ATWELL, Sydney John
| Service Number: | 3169 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 6 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Port Hedland, Western Australia, Australia, 30 December 1938, aged 46 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
South Hedland, Cemetery, Port Hedland, Western Australia buried at Port Hedland cemetery 31st December 1938. |
| Memorials: | Royal Mint Perth Branch Roll of Honour, Victoria Park State School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3169, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: RMS Karmala embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Feb 1917: | Embarked Private, 3169, 10th Light Horse Regiment, RMS Karmala, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Horvath
Sydney was born in Brisbane to parents William (Willie) Atwell and Mary Ann (nee Brennan) Atwell and one of 6 known siblings.
His mother would died age 38 years in 1904 when he was 12 years old.
He would enlist on 16th August 1915 and would spend some time in training depots at Claremont camp. Before being accepted fit enough to proceed overseas with a later draft of reinforcements of the 10th A.L.H.R. than his friends in the group photo which left some months earlier.
Sid in life would engaged in mining pursuits at around Marble Bar.
Sid died at Port Hedland Hospital age 47 years.
He was buried at Port Hedland cemetery with military honours on 31st December with old 10th A.L.H.R. comrade Alfred Hull as one the pall bearers.
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