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SORRELL, Clarence Roy Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 7358, S31337 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 March 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | South Australia Advanced Ordnance Depot |
| Born: | Port Adelaide, South Australia, 12 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Keswick Barracks, Adelaide, South Australia, 2 August 1949, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Edwardstown District WW1 Roll of Honor, South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
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| 23 Jun 1917: | Involvement 7358, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1917: | Embarked 7358, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Warrant Officer, 7358, 1st Division Headquarters |
World War 2 Service
| 28 May 1941: | Involvement Major, S31337 | |
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| 28 May 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 28 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, S31337 | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement South Australia Advanced Ordnance Depot | |
| 16 Jan 1948: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, S31337 | |
| 16 Jan 1948: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
The Advertiser (Adelaide) - Wednesday 3 August 1949 - News in Brief
DIED AT BARRACKS - Clarence Ray Thomas Sorrell, 57, a civilian clerk of Allenby avenue in Millswood Estate collapsed and died in his office at Keswick Military Barracks about 8.45 am yesterday. Sergeant Ryan of Goodwood has prepared a report for the City Coroner
(NAA file) CRT SORRELL (deceased) - execution of deed of release under Commonwealth Employees' Compensation Act - Dept of Army - [compensation payable to Helen Johnston SORRELL in respect of the death on 2/8/1949 of Clarence Roy SORRELL, settlement of the compensation was effected on 24/5/1950 when 1000 pounds was paid to Mrs SORRELL]
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