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Alick John Lake RANDELL

Regimental number9579
Date of birth18 April 1894
Place of birthGumeracha, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationGardener
AddressGumeracha, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 4.5"
Weight152 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs N O Randell, Gumeracha, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 6 months in 79th Infantry; unit disbanded.
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Place of enlistmentKeswick, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameDivisional Ammunition Column 2, Reinforcement 1
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/90/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 22 November 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll9579
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 22 July 1917
Discharge date23 October 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 22 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right eye and hand, loss of teeth, mutilated right hand), Adelaide, 23 October 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsSurname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as RANDALL; Service Number as 9575.
SourcesNAA: B2455, RANDELL Alick John Lake

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