Joseph BOTTRALL

Regimental number1983
Place of birthBlack Springs, South Australia
SchoolBurra Model School, South Australia
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationEngine driver
AddressPort Pirie West, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Height5' 5"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Bottrall, Vera Street, Ellendale, Port Pirie West, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on 7 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Date of death19 July 1916
Age at death35
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsV.C. Corner (Panel No 5), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor ('For God and Empire. Presbyterian Church Men Who Answered the Call'. Those who died are marked 'Fathful unto death'.), Port Pirie National Trust Museum, South Australia.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916.

Proceeded to join 32nd Bn from 8th Training Bn, Zeitoun, 1 April 1916; taken on strength of 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916.

Killed in action, 19 July 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, BOTTRALL Joseph