Place of birth | Leamington, England |
School | Normal School, Dunedin, New Zealand |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | c/o H Kilross, Parsons Point, Gladstone, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 40 |
Next of kin | Sister, Mrs Alexander, Brewer Street, Perth, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles Regiment, South Africa (Boer War). |
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Rank on enlistment | Lieutenant |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, Machine Gun Section |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 41 |
Place of burial | Cairo War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 314) , Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 76 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas Norman KESSELL and Sophia Eliza KESSELL |
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War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Wounded in action, 2 May 1915 (gun shot wound, shoulder); transferred to Alexandria, 10 May 1915, and admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital; reported 'serious', 12 May 1915; 'progressing favourably', 14 May 1915; 'dangerously ill', 15 June 1915; died of wounds, 3 July 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as KESSEL. |