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Charles William SAYWELL

Regimental number1839
Place of birthGeelong, Victoria
SchoolGeelong State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
Address36 Swanston Street, Geelong, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Margaret Saywell, 36 Swanston Street, Geelong, Victoria
Enlistment date30 December 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 14 April 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 13-15 July 1915
Place of death or woundingGallipoli, Turkey
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 34), Gallipoli, Turkey
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
45
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Margaret SAYWELL, Ryrie Street, East Geelong, Victoria
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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