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WADDELL, John Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 22163 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 March 1916, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | 21 April 1953, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Brunswick, Victoria | |
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| 20 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 22163, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 20 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 22163, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 8th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 2 Oct 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
Personal Stories
background
John Russell Waddell was the brother of my grandmother, Honora (Nora) Pennington nee Waddell. The son of John Waddell and Katherine Ulmer. Also the brother of Margaret (Maggie),Brigitte (Beet),Terrence (Terry) and Katherine (Kit).
He enlisted at 20 years and 4 months.Born in Nov 1895.
He returned from the war, married but lost contact with the family.
Submitted 29 April 2015 by Mark Lawrence
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