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RUSSELL, Russell Gordon
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1908 |
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Enlisted: | 20 January 1915, Oaklands, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia , 1896 |
Home Town: | Beaconsfield, West Tamar, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Miner |
Died: | Died of wounds at sea, Gallipoli, Turkey, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 August 1915 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at Sea, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
20 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1908, 12th Infantry Battalion, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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1 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1908, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
1 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1908, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Kate RUSSELL
Of High St, Beaconsfield, Tasmania