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Albert Reginald Stanley GARTRELL

Date of birth1880
Place of birthBurra, Soouth Australia
OccupationPrinter
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 9"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMrs F M Gartrell, Unley Road, Unley, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 14 years in the militia (South Australian and Commonwealth); serving as CO, 28th Engineers, Citizen Military Forces, at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date23 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentCaptain
Unit name3rd Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Signal Troop
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on 1 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Signal Troop
FateReturned to Australia 20 October 1915
Date of death26 March 1916
Age at death from cemetery records36
Place of burialWest Terrace Cemetery (Row 5, Grave No. 25), Adelaide, South Australia
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
25
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother of Mrs B.G. RAFFEN, 16 Arundle Road, Brighton, South Australia. Parents: Thomas and Emma FOXWELL. Native of Aberdeen, Burra, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Kanowna' from Suez, 20 October 1915 (typhoid fever)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Drowned in the surf at Manly, having been declared fit to return to duty, and going to Sydney to select wireless experts for his unit.
Date of death26 March 1916
Age at death36
SourcesNAA: B2455, GARTRELL Albert Reginald Stanley

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