Neil WELLS

Regimental number2019
Place of birthBermondary, Surrey, England
SchoolGrammar School, England
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCommercial traveller
Address52 Byron Street, Footscray, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinNeil Wells, Bromyard, Worcester, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date7 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 19 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 June 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death30
Place of burialChatby War Memorial Cemetery (Row I, Grave 91), Egypt.
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
48
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Neil and Sarah Catharine WELLS.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal