Regimental number | 10314 |
Place of birth | Swan Hill, Victoria |
School | State School |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Swan Hill, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Father, F Ansell, Swan Hill, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 2, Reinforcement 13 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/30/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Bombardier |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Given name on RoHc is Frank Atkinson. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row S, Grave No. 1), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 12 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank and Emily ANSELL, Swan Hill, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2825 Pte Alfred William ANSELL [served as Alfred William FITCH], 5th Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 23 July 1916; 138 Corporal Charles Richard ANSELL, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 December 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, Cairo, and posted to No 3 Section, 10 February 1916. Taken on strength, 5th Battery, Tel el Kebir, 8 March 1916. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |