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Thomas Frederick SEWELL

Regimental number1634
Place of birthJudd's Creek, New South Wales
SchoolMount David Public School, New South Wales
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationMiner
AddressPortland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Henry Joseph Sewell, Payne Street, Portland, New South Wales
Previous military service41st Infantry
Enlistment date29 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name45th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/62/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 14 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll45th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 63), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
140
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: H. and Elizabeth SEWELL, Payne Street, Portland, New South Wales
Family/military connectionsCousins: William Kelly; Augustus Sewell.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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