Regimental number | 1392 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Merriton, near Crystal Brook, South Australia |
School | Merriton and Snowtown Public Schools, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | 3 George Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8.5" |
Weight | 175 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Ann Harrell, 3 George Street, North Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 9th Light Horse Regiment, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/14/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Guards' Cemetery (Plot VII, Row O, Grave No. 3), Lesboeufs, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Francis and Mary Elizabeth Ann HARRELL. Native of Snowtown, South Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 142 Pte William Morris HARRELL, 1st Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 14 August 1915; 1464 Pte Francis Charles HARRELL, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 20 December 1917. Brother in law: 739 Pte Eric Chalcroft BELL, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, Gallipoli, 19 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 28 December 1915. Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, 3 January 1916 (mumps); discharged to duty, 31 January 1916. Transferred to 5th Divisional Artillery, 1 April 1916; taken on strength, 5th Field Artillery Brigade, Ismailia, 2 April 1916, mustered as Gunner and posted to Brigade Ammunition Column. Mustered as Driver, Ferry Post, 18 April 1916. Transferred to 5th Divisional Ammunition Column, 25 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 30 June 1916. Killed in action in the field (shell fire), 4 February 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |