| 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. |