SNELL, Alexander
| Service Number: | 314 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mailor's Flat, Victoria, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironfounder |
| Died: | Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, 18 April 1967 |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Name: Alexander Snell, Occupation: Retired Public Servant, Death Date: 18 Apr 1967, Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Residence City: East Coburg, Event Date: 09 Aug 1967, Series Number: 659, Record Number: 185 |
| Memorials: | West Brunswick State School Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 314, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 314, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 314, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 314, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 26 Aug 1916: | Wounded Private, 314, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (foot) | |
| 13 Oct 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 24th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 314, 24th Infantry Battalion |
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Regimental number 314 Place of birth Warrnambool Victoria Religion Church of England Occupation Ironfounder Address 67 Talbot Street, West Brunswick, Victoria Marital status Married Age at embarkation 26 Next of kin Wife, Mrs F Snell, 67 Talbot Street, West Brunswick, Victoria Enlistment date 27 March 1915 Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 27 March 1915 Rank on enlistment Private Unit name 21st Battalion, A Company AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/38/1 Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38Ulysses on 10 May 1915 Rank from Nominal Roll Private Unit from Nominal Roll 24th Battalion Fate Returned to Australia 9 March 1919 Miscellaneous information from cemetery records Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance Other details Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Date of death 18 April 1967 - Information submitted by Rhiannon Urquhart
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