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SEWELL, Edward (Edward Wood)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 238 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 September 1914, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row C, Grave 20 Chaplain R.H. Richards officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 238, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 238, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 238, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Elizabeth Sewell of Shirley Villa, Kooly Muxloe, Leicestshire, England
Husband of Lillie Collins Sewell of 50 Broad Street, Loughborough, Leicestshire and father of John Edward Guy Sewell
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal