Fromelles Missing - Aime Constant Verpillot COMPLETED with Thanks

[fedelmar]

I assume that you are looking at the letters you mentioned before.  Cross check and see if they are in the same unit or if there is any other similar information.

I will see what I can find on the others for you ...

can you go back and get the original document that you were looking at and give me the reference so that I can see what I can find on these other lads for you.

Bright Blessings
Sandra

[Sabet]

This is all i have to work off, from the 2nd post on this topic:

Statement, 4828 Pte A. McKELL, B Company, 53rd Bn, 30 December 1918: '[He was] Of B. Coy. on 19th July at Fleurbaix during general action, was killed by bullet, don't know where hit. I saw his body on the field, in No Man's Land, close to L/Cpl. E.A. Hubbard, and J. LARKIN. We were taken P/W next day.'

I can probably find McKell, as 4828 might be his number...

[fedelmar]

There are only 2 A McKell's listed.

One was under an alias:

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=8002046

The other was in the 7th Light Horse on discharge.

http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=1949051

Will be back with what I can find on Larkin shortly.

Bright Blessings
Sandra

[Sabet]

Wow your fast. The only requirement really was that they were also known to have died at Fromelles.

[fedelmar]

I posted McKell's service file link for you ... check and see if the number is the same.

When searching the NAA if you type in the surname and the service number it will return the man's service file for you.

If you are just search the surname then use the date range 1914 - 1920.  Many soldiers came back 1920 and sometimes there files are outside of the war date parameters.

Bright Blessings
Sandra

[fedelmar]

Comes from being a military research Sabat

Will see how I go with Larkin ... now you have told me what date he died then finding him will be much easier

S

[Sabet]

A. McKell was supposedly taken as a prisoner of war, but did not die at fromelle

[fedelmar]

Sabat ... sometimes there were posted as missing believed taken POW ... later this may have been upgraded to wounded and missing ... later still it could have been upgraded again ... I will check the service file for you and get back to you. What is it that you are after about McKell?

There is only one L Larkin.  He did not die in the war but came back to Australia.  His name was Leslie Larkin 6284

Bright Blessings
Sandra

[fedelmar]

Nixon aka McKell was a prisoner of war ... he was interred at Gefangenenlager Friedrichsfield Minden Germany and returned to Australia per HT (Hospital Transport) Nevasa 23.4.1919

Bright Blessings
Sandra