2391 John William SIDDELL

Date of enlistment	10^th July 1915
Rank at enlistment	Private
Company	D Company
Significant events while with the AIF	Killed in Action Wounded in Action – Pozieres Promoted to Corporal

Buried at the Warlencourt British Cemetery

Summary of Corporal Siddell’s WW1 service record, located in the National Archives of Australia. Full details are available online, NAA Series B2455

Date	Location	Event
16^th March 1917	France	Killed in Action
1^st March 1917	France	Promoted to Corporal
18^th December 1916	France	Re-joined Battalion
14^th December 1916	France	Marched in to 2^nd ADBD, Etaples
13^th December 1916	England	Proceeded overseas from 6^th Training Battalion from Folkestone on SS Princess Henrietta
21^st November 1916	England	Marched in to No.1 Command Depot Perham Down
6^th November 1916	England	Discharged from hospital to furlough
13^th September 1916	England	Transferred to Convalescent Camp Eastbourne
5^th August 1916	England	Admitted Bevan Military Hospital, Sandgate Kent and then Shornecliffe Military Hospital
4^th August 1916	France	Embarked on HS St. David for England
2^nd August 1916	France	Transferred to 13^th General Hospital Boulogne
31^st July 1916	France	Admitted 3^rd CCS
27^th July to 4^th August 1916	France	Wounded in Action – shell shock
26^th March 1916	France	Disembarked Marseille
19^th March 1916	Egypt	Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force from Alexandria on the Llandovery Castle
22^nd February 1916	Egypt	Appointed Lance Corporal
8^th January 1916	Egypt	Taken on Strength, Tel-el-Kabir
25^th October 1915	Egypt	Disembarked Alexandria
29^th September 1915	Australia	Departed Melbourne on RMS Osterley
3^rd August 1915	Australia	Assigned to 5^th Reinforcements 22^nd Battalion
19^th July 1915	Australia	Marched into Broadmeadows depot