Regimental number | 2691 |
Place of birth | Hay, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Hay, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Height | 6' 0" |
Weight | 158 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John McKell, Murray Street, Hay, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Cootamundra, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Benalla', 25 August 1917; disembarked Sydney, 26 October 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, chest and left thigh), Sydney, 22 December 1917. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death attributed to War Service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 50 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 8, 2465), Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, McKELL John Thomas |