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ANSELL, James Griffin
Service Numbers: | 6472, S212864 |
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Enlisted: | 15 August 1916, Keswick, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
Last Unit: | 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
Born: | Strathalbyn, South Australia, 31 August 1891 |
Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Natural causes, Daw Park, South Australia, 19 June 1972, aged 80 years |
Cemetery: |
Mannum Cemetery, S.A. RSL Section, Column 8 |
Memorials: | Woodchester Onaunga D.C. Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
15 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6472, Keswick, South Australia | |
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23 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6472, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
23 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6472, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Adelaide | |
6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 6472, 10th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), Shell wound (head) | |
31 May 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6472, 10th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, S212864, Keswick, South Australia | |
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1 Mar 1944: | Discharged Lance Corporal, S212864, 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Son of William ANSELL and Mary Elizabeth nee CANT
Also served in World War 2 Service No. S212864
6472 Private James Griffin Ansell, 10th Battalion of Strathalbyn, SA... Pte Ansell survived the war, and was repatriated to Australia with 'trench fever' in February 1918.
Cremated Centennial Park and ashes at Mannum Cemetery
Back pay was still owing to 6472 Pte. Ansell J G of the 10th Battalion in April 1919.