Regimental number | 884 |
Place of birth | Ballarat, Victoria |
School | No. 695 Pleasant St State School, Ballarat West, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Blindmaker |
Address | 1206 Mair Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Jemima Gingell, 1206 Mair Street, Ballarat, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Stated to be William James Gingell on NR |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 25.11 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row M, Grave No. 23), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 101 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Harrie and Jemima GINGELL, 1220 Mair Street, Ballarat West, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Nil |