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GEMMELL, Alexander William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6271 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 March 1916, Broadmeadows, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobden, Victoria, September 1891 |
| Home Town: | Cobden, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Jancourt State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bapaume Australian Cemetery Bapaume Australian Cemetery, Bapaume, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cobden Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Cobden War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 22 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6271, Broadmeadows, Victoria | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6271, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6271, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6271, 14th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (First), Shell wounds (thigh and legs) |
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