Regimental number | 612 |
Place of birth | Lisle, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Lisle, Tasmania |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Daisy Victoria Violet Bessell, Deloraine, Tasmania |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Recommendation date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 610 Pte Clarence Edwin BESSELL, 40th Bn, killed in action, Passchendaele, Belgium, 5 October 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |