Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Burra, Soouth Australia |
Occupation | Printer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mrs F M Gartrell, Unley Road, Unley, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 14 years in the militia (South Australian and Commonwealth); serving as CO, 28th Engineers, Citizen Military Forces, at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Captain |
Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Signal Troop |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Signal Troop |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | West 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 death | |
Age at death | 36 |
Sources | NAA: B2455, GARTRELL Albert Reginald Stanley |