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Herbert Johansen APPEL

Regimental number3419
Place of birthRichmond, Victoria
SchoolChristian Brothers College, Perth, Western Australia
Other trainingUniversity of Western Australia, Perth , Western Australia, 3 years.
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationUniversity engineering cadet
Address72 Nicholson Road, Subiaco, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, James Christian Appel, 72 Nicholson Road, Subiaco, Western Australia
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name6th Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/25/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 24 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Field Company Engineers
FateDied of wounds 19 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPoperinghe, Belgium
Age at death26
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XIX, Row A, Grave No. 5A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
23
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jens and Anna APPEL, 72 Nicholson Road, Subiaco, Western Australia. Native of Richmond, Victoria

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