Regimental number | 1728 |
Place of birth | Woodbury, South Australia |
School | Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Roseberry, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Sawtell, Harvey Street, Roseberry, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 48th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/65/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 48th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | One of a private nature. But he was a most faithful loving son and brother. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 35), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 147 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest and Marie SAWTELL, Harvey Street, Rosebery, South Australia. Native of South Australia. Commemorated in North Road Church of England Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4265 Pte Herbert Arthur SAWTELL, 4th Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 3 April 1919; Cousin 2682 Company Sergeant Major James Edwin SAWTELL, 13th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 28 February 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |