| Place of birth | Leamington, England |
| School | Normal School, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | c/o H Kilross, Parsons Point, Gladstone, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 40 |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Alexander, Brewer Street, Perth, Western Australia |
| Previous military service | Served in 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regiment, South Africa (Boer War). |
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| Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
| Unit name | 15th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
| Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 314) , Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Norman KESSELL and Sophia Eliza KESSELL |
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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 2 May 1915 (gun shot wound, shoulder); transferred to Alexandria, 10 May 1915, and admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital; reported 'serious', 12 May 1915; 'progressing favourably', 14 May 1915; 'dangerously ill', 15 June 1915; died of wounds, 3 July 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as KESSEL. |