randell, kenneth george
DESCRIPTION
Service Number 3251. Killed in Action 23rd August 1918. East of Proyart, France.TRANSCRIPT
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Randell, Kenneth George Service Number 3251
Killed in Action 23rd August 1918 East of Proyart, France
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NAME Randell, Kenneth George (known as George)
SERVICE NO 3251
UNIT 33rd
Battalion/trans to 2nd
Btn 15/8/1917
RANK Private
AGE at Enlistment 21 yrs 3 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Galston, NSW
ADDRESS Terminus St., Liverpool
OCCUPATION Carter
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 10 Apr 1916
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT Royal Aust Show Grounds
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Parents;-Alfred & Amy Randell, Terminus St., Liverpool Brother;- Cpl Leslie A Randell (3908)
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION Height-5’6½”. Weight-132lbs. Chest-32-35”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Brown.
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED 11 Nov 1916 Sydney per A29 “Suevic”
DISEMBARKED 30 Jan 1917 Devonport
NOTES 13 Jan 1917-AWOL-1 day Breaking Ship (A29) 120hrs detention
22 Jan 1917-Crime;- A29-smoking on Troop deck/ 15 Aug 1917-OS- France
22-25 Jan 1918-AWOL- 29 Jan 1918-Neglecting to obey order of NCO
WOUNDED/ILLNESS 4 Oct 1917-GSW R/Leg, R/Forearm, chest & shoulder- Wimereux, France- transf. England. 12 Jan 1918- Adm Sutton Veny Hosp, deformed little toe amputated
11 Feb-22 Apr 1918- Adm hosp Burford Eng- VD
DIED 23 Aug 1918-nr St. Martin’s Wood, East of Proyart. Killed with 4 oth-ers when shell exploded, all were buried together.
BURIED 24 Aug 1918- Harbonnieres nr St. Martin’s Wood, A few days later a Cross was placed on gve by his brother Cpl L A Randell (3908)
Re-interred Heath Cem., 2500yds N of Harbonnieres.
MEDALS British War Medal-52990, Victory Medal-52229. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-350960.
CORRESPONDENCE Mother
REMARKS Randell was a Lewis Gunner (HQ)
RED CROSS REPORT Randell had been a Boy Scout, known as George & or Snowy/
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