Topic: AIF - 1B - 3 LHR
3rd LHR, AIF
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment
Roll of Honour
John Duell
John Duell's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
John Duell
Service number: 2307
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 3rd Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 6 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: DUELL, Tpr. John, 2307. 3rd Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 6th Aug., 1916. Son of Charles and Annie Harriett Duell, of World's End, South Australia. B. 26.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of John Duell from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 2307 |
| School | World's End Creek Public School, SA |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Address | World's End, via Eudunda, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs. Annie Harriet Duell, World's End, via Eudunda, South Australia |
| Enlistment date | 17 January 1916 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/8/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on 26 April 1916 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 6 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Wellington Ridge, Sinai Desert, Egypt |
| Age at death | 21 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B. Grave No. 26), Egypt. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 3 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Annie Harriett DUELL, World's End, South Australia |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1920
Citation: 3rd LHR, Roll of Honour, John Duell
