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Joseph Stanley BICKELL

Regimental number2280
SchoolFairfield Public School, NSW
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSailor
AddressGordon Road, Lindfield, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs. E. Bickell, Gordon Road, Lindfield, Victoria
Enlistment date25 January 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 25 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 July 1916
Place of death or woundingFleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles)
Date of death1 July 1916
Age at death20.11
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialBerks Cemetery Extension (Row B, Grave No. 13), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
43
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth BICKELL, Gordon Street, Lindfield, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsBrother: Pte WG BICKELL, 18th Battalion.

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