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William James HAZELL

Regimental number6590
Place of birthShamrock Hill, Western Australia
SchoolCranbrook, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressCranbrook, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Hazell, Cranbrook, Western Australia
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll30 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name28th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/45/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 29 January 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll28th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 June 1918
Age at death22
Place of burialFranvillers Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 13), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
113
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Elizabeth HAZELL and the late James HAZELL, Cranbrook, Western Australia
Family/military connectionsFirst cousin to my sisters two boys both killed in action. T.O. Baldry and A.E. Baldry of Albany and nephew to Private D.L. McGui...
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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