William Leonard AXTELL MM

Badge Number: 79937, Sub Branch: Parkside
79937

AXTELL, William Leonard

Service Number: 1628
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Lance Corporal
Last Unit: 50th Infantry Battalion
Born: Fullarton, SA, date not yet discovered
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: Circumstances of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section)
Section: KO, Road: 11, Site No: 17
Memorials: Broken Hill Barrier District Roll of Honour, Glen Osmond St Saviour's Anglican Church Memorial Stained Glass Windows & Plaques, Myrtle Bank War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

11 Apr 1916: Involvement Private, 1628, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916: Embarked Private, 1628, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Lance Corporal, 1628, 50th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Honoured Military Medal

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

General Birwood presented his Military Medal on 6 March 1920 while he was visiting Adelaide.