| Regimental number | 141 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Address | Thames Promenade, Chelsea, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 42 |
| Height | 5' 5" |
| Weight | 138 lbs |
| Next of kin | H Forbes, 80 Roden Street, West Melbourne, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 14th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 43 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 43), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 74 |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 april 1915. Reported wounded, 30 May 1915 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to Clacton Sweeper, 31 May 1915; transferred to HS 'Franconia', 31 May 1915; admitted to 17th General Hospital, Alexandria, 8 June 1915. Embarked Alexandria for Gallipoli, 19 July 1915. Reported missing, 21 August 1915. Court of Enquiry, held at Serapeum, 28 April 1916, declared fate as 'Killed in Action, 21 August 1915'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal Belgian Consul-General, 19 December 1920, informed Base Records that 'before leaving Australia, [the soldier] handed over to that official all he possessed, a rather important sum of money for the Belgian Relief Fund, stating that he had no more relatives in Belgium'. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, VERSWYVELT Joseph William |
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