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KEDDELL, Martin William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2491 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Queenscliffe, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queenscliff State School no. 2373, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France , 29 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Bellicourt British Cemetery Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 10, Bellicourt British Cemetery, Bellicourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 2491, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 2491, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 17 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, Egypt | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Severe GSW to left arm. Invalided to England. | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2491, 58th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood | |
| 5 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2491, 58th Infantry Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW to back. Invalided to England. | |
| 15 Sep 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion, France | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2491, 58th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal |
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