Regimental number | 585 |
Place of birth | Echuca, Victoria |
School | North Williamstown State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Pastrycook |
Address | Cockatoo Creek, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 123 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Alfred W Fell, Cockatoo Creek, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served 3 months in Senior Cadets, Footscray; 12 months in 56th Regiment, Citizen Military Forces, Footscray; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 21 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 21 |
Place of burial | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 17), Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 128 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred William and Frances Eliza FELL, Cockatoo, Victoria. Native of Footscray, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 3 June 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 25 July 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 22 November 1916. Killed in action, Belgium, 12 October 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, FELL Frank Rupert |