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William Alfred SCAMMELL

Regimental number1601
ReligionMethodist
OccupationAsbestos worker
AddressClyde Street, Oakleigh, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 7.25"
Weight175 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Scammell, Clyde Street, Oakleigh, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in 46th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date3 February 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 28 June 1915
FateReturned to Australia 25 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Admitted to 9th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli, 10 September 1915; transferred to 25th Casualty Clearing Station, Imbros, 11 September 1915 (gonorrhea).

Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Ceramic', 25 September 1915.
Miscellaneous detailsName entered on Embarkation Roll as SCAMWELL. See 2400 Alfred William SCAMMELL for second period of service.
SourcesNAA: B2455, SCAMMELL William Alfred

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