Jack SHACKELL

Regimental number13184
Date of birth28 September 1896
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
AddressPerth, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.4
Height5' 8"
Weight155 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Shackell, 11 John Street, Perth, Western Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the Senior Cadets. Previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of varicocele.
Enlistment date29 January 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameArmy Medical Corps, Special Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Veterinary Hospital
FateReturned to Australia 13 December 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Western Australia Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date29 March 1920
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Married Lucy Annie BILLING, spinster, Register Office, Weymouth, 21 February 1919.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Konigin Luise', 13 December 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Perth, 29 March 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W62478.
Date of death30 July 1957
SourcesNAA: B2455, SHACKELL Jack