Roy VERRELL MM

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Service Number:	2672
Enlisted:	25 May 1915, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	51st Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Burnie, Burnie, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Queensland, Australia, 12 September 1967, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland Columbarium 12, Section 22.
Memorials:	Hobart Roll of Honour

25 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2672, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
10 Sep 1915:	Involvement Private, 2672, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Makarini embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
10 Sep 1915:	Embarked Private, 2672, 12th Infantry Battalion, SS Makarini, Melbourne
11 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 52nd Infantry Battalion, In France
5 May 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, For fine devotion to duty, courage and excellent leadership whilst in charge of linesmen laying telephone wires from Battalion HQ to the front line during the progress of the counter attack near Villers-Bretonneux on 24/25 April 1918. This line had to be carried across ground continuously swept by enemy machine gun fire from both flanks and was laid whilst enemy artillery barrage, which immediately followed our attack, was at its highest. His example greatly inspired all other signallers in their very difficult and dangerous work they were called on to do on 25 April 1918. London Gazette on 13 September 1918, page 10778, position 150 Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 4 February 1919, page 130, position 132
16 May 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), From 52nd Battalion
14 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 2672, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Discharged at the 6th Military District

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Son of Edward Verrell of Hobart, Tasmania

Husband of Violet Pearl Verrell of C/- Mrs Alex Osborne of Cooee, Burnie, Tasmania. Ray and Violet married 19 August 1912 at Hobart, Tasmania.

Commenced return to Australia on 13 April 1919 aboard HT Commonwealth disembarking on 8 June 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Hobart

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal