Robert GEMMELL

GEMMELL, Robert

Service Number: 1135
Enlisted: 2 October 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 1895
Home Town: South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: State School, Queensland
Occupation: Railway Porter
Died: Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave Panel 31, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

2 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1135, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
22 Dec 1914: Involvement Private, 1135, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914: Embarked Private, 1135, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert and Mary Jane Gemmell of 133 Stanley Street, South Brisbane, QLD. Brother of Jenny Clements nee Gemmell of the above address

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

Also served in the Senior Cadets Oxley Regiment