Regimental number | 2255 |
Place of birth | East Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Queens College, St Kilda, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draftsman |
Address | 'Yamba', Esplanade, St Kilda, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Emily Jane Hammel, 'Yamba', Esplanade, St Kilda, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers, Reinforcement 11 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Before enlisting was engaged as draughtsman at Naval Depto, Williamstown, Victoria. He was wounded at "Borre" and died in France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Wounded at Gallipoli; died at Malta. |
Age at death | 28 |
Place of burial | Bologne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VII, Row A, Grave No. 48), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 24 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Emily HAMMEL, "Carinya", 73 Barkley Street, St. Kilda, Melbourne |