MASKELL, Newell Alfred Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 5052, V82826 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Marungi, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Marungi, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Murtoa, Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1965, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Murtoa Cemetery, Murtoa, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Marungi War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion, At Needle Trench and in the firing line and terrible conditiions. In January 1917 faced heaving bombardment with many casualties. | |
| 15 Jan 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Sick in hospital with Oedema Feet. | |
| 18 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action on 18 April with an injury to his left knee. Sent to a rest camp and rejoined his unit on 30 June 1917. | |
| 30 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5052, 1st Passchendaele, Fought at Broodseinde Ridge. Newel was a Lewis Gunner. | |
| 19 May 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wounded in Action. Wounded in the hand and recommended for gallantry. Rejoined his unitl on 30 July 1918. | |
| 22 Aug 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 5052, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Newel had leave in the UK and married on 9 April 1919. He then returned to Australia on 22 September and was discharged from the AIF. | |
| 25 Jan 1924: | Honoured British Empire Medal, Newel's AIF record states that he received the Victory Medal 1914-1919 and the British War Medal, 1914-1919. |
World War 2 Service
| 2 Feb 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V82826 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Judith Cross
Newel Maskel was from the small town of Marungi in Victoria. He, his brother Frank and friend Leslie Groves travelled together to Melbourne to enlist.
Newel was 23 years old and served in France from November 1916 until December 1918. During that time he was wounded in action twice. He described the terrible conditions in his letters home to his parents, several of which were published in the local newspaper.
His friend Leslie Groves was killed in action on 16 April 1917. On two occasions his brother Frank was reported as killed, but he survived the war and returned to Australia on 26 June 1918. Frank was gassed on 23 July 1918.
Newel's life during and after the war is outlined in the biography in the attached documents.
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