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SEIDEL, Bernard Field
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 36226 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1916, Hobart, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 14th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Hawthorn College, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Pneumonia, 58th CCS, Tincourt, France, 26 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Tincourt New British Cemetery Plot VIII, Row G, Grave No. 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour, Tasmanian Football League Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 36226, Field Artillery Brigades, Hobart, Tas. | |
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| 9 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 36226, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 36226, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , France | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 36226, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , "The Last Hundred Days" | |
| 26 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 36226, 14th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 36226 awm_unit: 14 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-11-26 |
Personal Stories
Bernard Seidel
Bernard Field Seidel was born in Fitzory, Victorian in 1893, the fifth of seven children born to Maria Jane Seidel (nee Field) and John Herman Seidel. The family moved from Kew, Melbourne to Hobart after 1910. Bernard married Vera Smith in 1916 - not long before enlisting. The couple had no children. Bernard was the cousin of my grandfather, Herbert Field.
Submitted 12 April 2026 by Carmel Feeney