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Roy Cyril Conrad FELS

Regimental number2249
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStablehand
Addressoff Gillis Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.3
Height5' 6.5"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinFather, M Fels, off Gillis Street, Adelaide, South Australia
Previous military serviceServed for 2 years in the 78th Bn, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date15 December 1914
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 December 1914
Place of enlistmentOaklands, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 17 February 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*Same person as FELS, Roy Cyril Conrad R2249
Place of death or woundingBapaume, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20.9
Place of burialBazentin-Le-Petit Military Cemetery (Row G, Grave No. 18), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
59
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Gillis Street Public School Roll of Honor, Adelaide, South Australia. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Max and Ellen FELS, 6 Hocking Street, Brompton Park, South Australia. Native of Adelaide
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, FELS Roy Cyril Conrad

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