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William GEMMELL

Regimental number4311
Date of birth--/07/1888
Place of birthKilmarnock, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, William Gemmell, Kellbride, Scotland
Enlistment date13 October 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name31st Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/48/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 July 1917
Place of death or woundingBelgium
Date of death8 July 1917
Place of burialMud Corner British Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No. 14), Warneton, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
75
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Foster son of Mr D S Gemmell, Gray Street, New Farm, Brisbane, Queensland
Other detailsEnlisted at Murwillumbah, New South Wales

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