Regimental number | 2634 |
Place of birth | Bega, New South Wales |
School | Newington College, Sydney |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Journalist |
Address | North Sydney, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, Rev Frederick Colwell, Talofa, Military Avenue, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in Newington College Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 45th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/62/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 26 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Bedford House Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row AA, Grave No. 12), Enclosure No. 4, Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 139 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frederick and Mary COLWELL, Milray Avenue, Wollstonecraft, New South Wales. Native of Bega, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Father |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |