Regimental number | 16479 |
Place of birth | Tatong, via Benalla, Victoria |
School | Echuca High School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Echuca East, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 9.25" |
Weight | 150 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, C Semmel, Echuca East, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in Senior Cadets, Echuca, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 15, Reinforcement 3 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/42/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | . |
Place of death or wounding | Somme, France |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 14 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Emma SEMMEL, Wyndham Street, Shepparton, Victoria. Native of Echuca, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nil |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname recorded on Embarkation Roll as SEMMELL. |