Arthur Francis ENGEL

Regimental number1916
Place of birthEchuca, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address19 Athol Street, Prahran, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 3"
Weight138 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Catherine Engel, 19 Athol Street, Prahran, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 June 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll60th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 July 1916
Place of burialRation Farm Military Cemetery (Plot VI, Row F, Grave No. 48), La Chapelle d'Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
169
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Taken on strength, 23rd Bn, Gallipoli, 25 October 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Oxfordshire', 12 December 1915 (trench foot); transferred to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 15 December 1915 (frost bite); to Overseas Base, Ghezireh, 22 December 1915.

Admitted to 2nd Australian General Hospital, 14 January 1916 (influenza); discharged to duty, 28 January 1916.

Found guilty, Ghezireh, 7 March 1916, of being absent without leave from 4.30 pm, 6 March, till7.30 am, 7 March 1916: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks, and forfeited 1 day's pay.

Found guilty, Ghezireh, 8 March 1916, of neglecting to answer defaulters' roll call: awarded 14 days' Field Punishment No 2.

Taken on strength, 60th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 20 April 1916.

Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 24 April 1916 (not yet diagnosed); discharged to unit, 25 April 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916.

Reported Missing, 19 July 1916.

Effects in German hands.

Note, Red Cross File No 10110104: 'Prisoner of war[.] Died 19-7-16. Personal effects[.] Cert. by - German List dated 13-9-16.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ENGEL Arthur Francis
Red Cross File No 10110104