Regimental number | 558 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Church of England Grammar School, Essendon, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Merchant |
Address | 19 Morang Road, Hawthorn, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Alice Maud Mundell, 19 Morang Road, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served as a junior Cadet with Albert Park State School. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | LSGT |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29890 (2 January 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 103 (29 June 1917). Recommendation date: |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Major Mundell enlisted in August 1914 in Brisbane, was attached to the 15th Battalion as a private, gained his Commission in the Field at Gallipoli and was commanding the same Battalion as Acting Lieut Col at the time of his death. He was mentioned in dispatches and twice recommended once for the DSO. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 37 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Messines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, row A, Grave No. 17), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 77 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: David and Fanny MUNDELL; husband of Alice Maude MINDELL, 138 Ormond Road, Elwood, Victoria |
Family/military connections | His brother Sgt J M Mundell enlisted in 1914 and served through Gallipoli and France with the 13th Light Horse until invalided home in 1917. |