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Albert Ernest Leslie JEWELL

Regimental number6288
Place of birthWarracknabeal Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressGlenthompson, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28
Next of kinFather, A Jewell, Cavendish, Victoria
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll19 October 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 11 September 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll686
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal (Awarded)


Consistent good work, marked courage and devotion to duty near Ypres on 20 September 1917.
Recommendation date: 22 September 1917

FateDied of wounds 10 August 1916
Place of burialBorre Churchyard (Row A, Grave No. 4), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
47
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 31
Date: 7 March 1918

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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