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Henry Knight GASKELL

Regimental number2375
Place of birthStirling East, South Australia
SchoolStirling East Public School and Sturt St Public School, Adelaide, South Australia
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFettler
AddressGoondah, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, H Gaskell, Stirling West, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date20 July 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A75 Ballarat on 6 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 April 1916
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death30.4
Place of burialErquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension (Plot I, Row J, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
91
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry and Caroline GASKELL. Native of Stirling East, South Australia

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