Regimental number | 1893 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
School | State School, Tasmania |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Branxholm, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, George Marvell, 20 Mayne Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Previous military service | 92nd Infantry |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 40th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/57/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 40th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *second given name two spellings Ray and Roy |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 19 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 13), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 133 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Elizabeth MARVELL, 20 Mayne Street, Launceston, Tasmania |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |