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PELL, John Newton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5423 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 March 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 20 July 1873 |
| Home Town: | Kyabram, Campaspe, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Schneidemuhl Hospital, Germany, 3 December 1918, aged 45 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kyabram & District R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll, Kyabram School Roll of Honor WW1, Kyabram St. Andrew's Church of England Great European War Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5423, 5th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5423, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5423, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 22 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 14th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 11 Apr 1917: | Imprisoned Bullecourt (First), Died 3 December 1918 of Spanish flu while still a POW in Germany. | |
| 3 Dec 1918: | Involvement Private, 5423, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5423 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-12-03 |
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