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Francis Rupert (Frank) Fell
| Name on Board | FR Fell |
| Name on Service Records |
Francis Rupert (Frank) Fell |
| Enlistment Age | 21 |
| Occupation | Pastry Cook |
| Place of Birth | Echuca, Vic |
| Next of Kin | Alfred William and Frances Eliza Fell |
| Address | Cockatoo Creek, Vic |
| Marital Status | S |
| Enlistment Date | 13/03/1916 |
| Service No. | 585 |
| Enlistment Place | Melbourne, Vic |
| Embarkation Place | Melbourne |
| Embarkation Date | 3/06/1916 |
| Embarkation Ship | HMAT Persic A34 |
| Unit on Embarkation | 37th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Date of Death | 12/10/1917 |
| Unit on Death | 37th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Rank on Death | Private |
| Cause of Death | KIA |
| Place of Wounding/ Death |
Belguim (exhumed from original grave and reinterred) |
| Cemetery or Memorial | Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
Additional Information
Attended attended North Williamstown School.
Five Fell brothers enlisted in WW1.
Frank Rupert Fell and Arthur Rex Fell (744) enlisted in the 37th Battalion on the same day, 13 March 1916. They both embarked together on the Persic to England and arrived in France in November 1916. Frank was wounded in action at Passchendaele and taken to a dressing station. Sadly a shell landed on the dressing station killing Frank. He was buried at Dochy Farm New British Cemetery.
Arthur Fell returned to Australia in May 1919. Two other Fell brothers, Edwin Thomas Fell (10249) and John Alfred Fell (504) returned to Australia after serving on the Western Front. Victor Harold Fell (also on the Williamstown Town Hall Honour Board) was KIA 5/8/1916.
Additional References
Wintle, Arthur: The Fell Family and WW1 in Signpost Community Magazine Inc, June, July, August September 2012 editions (based on information supplied by Sue Gullick)
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