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MOTTARELLI, Ferdinando
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1379 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1914, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Albosaggia, Italy, 1882 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Elementary School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1379, Enlisted at Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 2 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1379, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1379, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 23 years
Son of Pietro Mottarelli and his wife Marchesi Maddelana of Albosaggia, Sondrio, Italy
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Between 1903-1904 served in the Italian Military Forces