| Regimental number | 30792 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Hobart, Tasmania |
| School | Leslie House School, Hobart; Grammar School, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Address | Bank of New South Wales, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 5.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H P Sorell, 9 Abbott Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Served for 3.5 years in the 41st Battery Australian Field Artillery; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
| Unit name | Howitzer Brigade 25, Reinforcement 8 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/135/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 25th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Devonport Branch, 6 May 1912; transferred to Hobart Branch, 17 October 1913; to Inspector's Department, Head Office, 1 April 1915; North Sydney Branch, 14 May 1915. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Zonnebeke, Belgium |
| Age at death | 22.9 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Etaples Military Cemetery (Plot XXX, Row M, Grave No. 25A), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Hugh and Florence SORELL, 9 Abbott Street, Launceston, Tasmania. Native of Hobart, Tasmania |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 23 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 29 January 1917; marched into Australian Details, Perham Downs, 30 January 1917. Marched into Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery, Larkhill, 26 March 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 July 1917; attached to 8th Light Trench Mortar Battery, in the field, 1 August 1917. Wounded in action, 26 September 1917 (gun shot wound, right eye, chest, fractured right arm); admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance, 29 September 1917, and transferred same day to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station; transferred to Ambulance Train No 30, 29 September 1917, and admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples. Right arm amputated; right eye removed. Died of wounds, 24 November 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 367 NAA B2455 file 8088704. |