Regimental number | 4109 |
Place of birth | Cobden, Victoria |
School | Jancourt State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Kennedy's Creek PO, Kennedy's Creek via Cobden, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, George Gemmell, Kennedys Creek PO, Kennedys Creek via Cobden, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Bapaume, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Tyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXIII, Row B, Grave No. 3), Passchendaele, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Elizabeth GEMMELL, Camperdown Road, Cobden, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brother: A.W. Gemmell, killed Bullecourt. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |